Descend (verb)

1. To come or go down from a higher to a lower level, place, or position.
2. To come or go down from a higher level of society, status, or achievement.
3. To move or fall downwards through the air.
4. To slope or incline downwards.
5. To originate from a particular ancestor or source.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french descendre, from latin descendere, from de- "down" + scandere "to climb".

Examples:

1. The plane descended to land at the airport.
2. He descended from the mountain.
3. The skydiver descended to the ground.
4. The road descends to the river.
5. He is able to trace his lineage and can say he descends from the king.