Middle English word condescenden comes from Latin descendere, Latin con-, Latin condescendo (I condescend. I stoop.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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descendere | Latin (lat) | |
con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
condescendo | Latin (lat) | I condescend. I stoop. |
com- | Latin (lat) | |
condescendere | Late Latin (LL) | |
condescendre | Old French (fro) | To assent (to); to agree (to). To descend; to go down. |
condescenden | Middle English (enm) |