Where does “deepmost” come from?
deepmost (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.
deepmost (English): Deepest; at the greatest depth
Definitions
- Deepest; at the greatest depth
Ancestry of “deepmost”, step by step
deepmost 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 |