Etymology

descendant

des·cen·dant
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Today it means: Descending; going down. Full definition →

Middle English dessendaunte ← Latin dēscendēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēscendēns
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdessendaunte
  3. English todaydescendant

From Middle English dessendaunte, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin dēscendēns, present participle of descendere, from dē + scandere (“to climb, ascend”).

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