Etymology

desinent

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Today it means: Ending; forming an end; lowermost. Full definition →

Latin desinens
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  1. Latin · derived fromdesinens
  2. English todaydesinent

From Latin desinens, present participle of desinere, desitum (“to leave off, cease”); de- + sinere (“to let, allow”).

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