Meaning

noun someone who descends

noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters

noun (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters

originEtymology tree English descend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English descender From descend + -er (agent noun suffix).

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