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Where does “dependant” come from?

Dependant is an alternate spelling of dependent, which derives from Old French dependent, from Latin dependentem, meaning "hanging down" or "reliant."

dependant (English): Obsolete spelling of dependent; A person who...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of dependent; A person who...

Ancestry of “dependant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdépendantpresent participle of dépendre; dependent;...
2Frenchdépendreto depend; to belong , be part; to unhang
3Italiandipendereto depend , to be up to , to hang , to come from,...
4Spanishdependerto depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to...
5LatindependeoI hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am...
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dependant”

  • dependent
  • dependency
  • interdependent
  • dependant
  • interdependency
  • dependently
  • codependency
  • interdependently
  • nondependent
  • overdependent
  • overdependency
  • noninterdependent
  • co-dependent
  • interdependentness
  • thermodependency
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