Where does “independent possessive” come from?
independent possessive (English) comes from English independent, from French indépendant, from French dépendant, from French dépendre, from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender, from Latin dependeo, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “independent possessive”, step by step
independent possessive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English independent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | independent | Not dependent; not contingent or depending on... |
| 2 | French | indépendant | independent |
| 3 | French | dépendant | present participle of dépendre; dependent;... |
| 4 | French | dépendre | to depend |
| 5 | Italian | dipendere | to depend (on something), to be up to (someone), to hang (on), to come from, to be due to |
| 6 | Spanish | depender | to depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to... |
| 7 | Latin | dependeo | I hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am... |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English possessive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | possessive | Of or pertaining to ownership or possession;... |
| 2 | Middle French | possessif | — |
| 3 | Latin | possessivus | possessive |
| 4 | Latin | possideō | to have, hold, own, possess |
| 5 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |