Where does “deepener” come from?
deepener (English) comes from English deepen, 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 — afterwards, post; by, at.
deepener (English): One who, or that which, deepens; A hypnotic...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, deepens; A hypnotic...
Ancestry of “deepener”, step by step
deepener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deepen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deepen | To make deep or deeper; To make darker or more... |
| 2 | English | deep | "Extending far away from a point of reference,... |
| 3 | Middle English | dep | Alternative form of depe |
| 4 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 5 | French | département | department; département |
| 6 | Middle French | département | — |
| 7 | Old French | département | — |
| 8 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 9 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |