descended

de-scen-ded · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of descend; moved downward.

  2. 2.

    Had one's origin in; came from an ancestor.

  3. 3.

    Deteriorated into a particular state.

Related words

Antonyms: ascended, climbed, rose
See also: descend, descending, descent
Synonyms: dropped, fell, sank, went down

Etymology

Past tense form of descend, from Old French descendre, from Latin descendere meaning "to come down."