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Where does “depressedly” come from?

depressedly (English) comes from English depressed, from Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

depressedly (English): In a depressed manner

Definitions

  1. In a depressed manner

Ancestry of “depressedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdepressedsimple past tense and past participle of depress;...
2Middle Englishdepressen—
3Old Frenchdepresser—
4Latindēpressus—
5Latindēprimō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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