Where does “depressogenic” come from?

depressogenic (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.

depressogenic (English): Causing or tending to cause depression; Any...

Definitions

  1. Causing or tending to cause depression; Any...

Ancestry of “depressogenic”, step by step

depressogenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English depress

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepressTo press down; To make depressed, sad or bored;...
2Middle Englishdepressen
3Old Frenchdepresser
4Latindēpressusdepressed (pressed down)
5Latindēprimōto press down; to depress
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English ‐o‐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐o‐
2English-primUsed to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as
3EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
4EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
5EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
6Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
7EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
8Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
9Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
10Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti