Where does “depressive” come from?
Depressive comes from French dépressif, derived from the Latin verb deprimere meaning "to press down," from de- and premere.
depressive (English): Causing depression; dispiriting; Affected by...
Definitions
- Causing depression; dispiriting; Affected by...
Ancestry of “depressive”, step by step
depressive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dépressif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dépressif | depressive |
| 2 | French | dépression | depression |
| 3 | Latin | depressio | a pressing down, a sinking down, a depression;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin depressivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | depressivus | — |