Descent

"Descent" in Portuguese

ascendência

(lineage or hereditary derivation)

decadência

(drop to a lower status or condition)

declive

(way down)

descendência

(lineage or hereditary derivation)

descida

(instance of descending)

descida

(way down)

descida

(sloping passage or incline)

descimento

(instance of descending)

ladeira

(way down)

origem

(lineage or hereditary derivation)

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