Where does “depresseth” come from?
depresseth (English) comes from English depress, 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.
depresseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “depresseth”, step by step
depresseth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English depress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depress | To press down; To make depressed, sad or bored;... |
| 2 | Middle English | depressen | — |
| 3 | Old French | depresser | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēpressus | depressed (pressed down) |
| 5 | Latin | dēprimō | to press down; to depress |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |