Where does “depressedness” come from?
depressedness (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.
depressedness (English): The state or quality of being depressed
Definitions
- The state or quality of being depressed
Ancestry of “depressedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | depressed | simple past tense and past participle of depress;... |
| 2 | Middle English | depressen | — |
| 3 | Old French | depresser | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēpressus | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēprimō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |