Where does “depolarizing” come from?
Depolarizing derives from English depolarize, formed from the prefix de- and English polarize, ultimately tracing through Latin de and Proto-Indo-European de.
depolarizing (English): present participle of depolarize
Definitions
- present participle of depolarize
Ancestry of “depolarizing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depolarize | To remove the polarization from something; To... |
| 2 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |