Ascend
/əˈsɛnd/noun
To move or climb upward; to rise to a higher position, level, or rank.
Did you know?Ascend comes from Latin *ascendere*, built from *ad-* (“to, toward”) + *scandere* (“to climb”), the same ancient root that also gave English words tied to scaling, stairs, and climbing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skand-
“to climb, leap, or spring up”
Latin
Latin
scandere
“to climb or mount”
Latin
Latin
ascendere
“to climb up, rise, or mount”
Old French
OF
ascendre
“to ascend, go up”
Middle English
ME
ascenden
“to rise or move upward”
Modern English
English
ascend
“to move upward or rise in rank or status”
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