Where does “dependence” come from?
Dependence comes from Old French dépendance, meaning the state of hanging from or relying upon something.
dependence (English): The state of being dependent, of relying upon...
Definitions
- The state of being dependent, of relying upon...
Ancestry of “dependence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dependance | branch |
| 2 | French | dépendance | addiction, dependence; outbuilding; dependence |
| 3 | French | dépendre | to depend |
| 4 | Italian | dipendere | to depend (on something), to be up to (someone), to hang (on), to come from, to be due to |
| 5 | Spanish | depender | to depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to... |
| 6 | Latin | dependeo | I hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am... |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |