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'''descend'''
'''descend'''
c.1300, from O.Fr. descendre, from L. descendere, from de- "down" + scandere "to climb," from PIE base *skand- "jump." Sense of "originate from" is c.1375. Descent is attested from c.1330; descendant "offspring" is from 1600.
c.1300, from Old.French. descendre, from L. descendere, from de- "down" + scandere "to climb," from PIE base *skand- "jump." Sense of "[[origin]]ate from" is c.1375. Descent is attested from c.1330; descendant "offspring" is from 1600.
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