English
descent
Descent comes from Anglo-Norman descendre ‘to descend’.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400descendre‘to descend’
- Anglo-Norman, derivedc. 1066–1400descente
- Englishearliest quotation 1947descent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400descendre‘to descend’
- Anglo-Norman, derivedc. 1066–1400descente
- Englishearliest quotation 1947descent
Earliest quotation: 1947, and February, "The Aberdonian" in Wartime: “The descent continues, still more steeply to Dundee (Tay…”
Every English word from Anglo-Norman descendre
Today it means
noun An instance of descending; act of coming down.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman descendre / descent