Where does “Independența” come from?
Independența (English) comes from Romanian Independența, from Romanian independență, from French indépendance, from French indépendant, from French dépendant, from French dépendre, from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “Independența”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Independența | independence |
| 2 | Romanian | independență | independence |
| 3 | French | indépendance | independence |
| 4 | French | indépendant | independent |
| 5 | French | dépendant | present participle of dépendre; dependent;... |
| 6 | French | dépendre | to depend |
| 7 | Italian | dipendere | to depend (on something), to be up to (someone), to hang (on), to come from, to be due to |
| 8 | Spanish | depender | to depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to... |
| 9 | Latin | dependeo | I hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am... |
| 10 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 11 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 12 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 13 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |