Moves downward or comes down from a higher place; can also mean to be inherited from an ancestor.
From Old French 'descendre,' from Latin 'descendere': 'de-' (down) + 'scandere' (to climb). The meaning shifted from physical movement to inheritance.
When scientists say you 'descend' from common ancestors with other species, they mean you literally inherited traits through an unbroken line—your DNA is like a physical chain linking you to the past.
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