descend

Words with a similar base: condescend, descend

'descend'

[descend.v.01] as in: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Examples:
The temperature is going down
The barometer is falling
The curtain fell on the diva
Her hand went up and then fell again

'descend'

[derive.v.05] as in: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Examples:
She was descended from an old Italian noble family
he comes from humble origins

'descend'

[condescend.v.02] as in: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

'descend'

[fall.v.32] as in: come as if by falling

Examples:
Night fell
Silence fell

Origins

					descend (English)
└── decenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── descendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        ├── descendere (Latin)
        └── descendo (Latin)

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