Where does “deep-set” come from?
deep-set (English) comes from English deep, from Middle English dep, from English department, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō — afterwards, post; by, at.
deep-set (English): Set deeply below a surface, as on a face
Definitions
- Set deeply below a surface, as on a face
Ancestry of “deep-set”, step by step
deep-set traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deep | "Extending far away from a point of reference,... |
| 2 | Middle English | dep | Alternative form of depe |
| 3 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 4 | French | département | department; département |
| 5 | Middle French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | département | — |
| 7 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 8 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English seṭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seṭ | of a root, having a final "i" sound in certain... |
| 2 | English | sept | A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |