Etymology

desinential

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Today it means: consisting of desinences or grammatical endings; terminal Full definition →

Medieval Latin dēsinentia
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromdēsinentia
  2. English todaydesinential

From Medieval Latin dēsinentia + -al. Compare French désinentiel.

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