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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindependentNot dependent; not contingent or depending on...
2Frenchindépendantindependent
3Frenchdépendantpresent participle of dépendre; dependent;...
4Frenchdépendreto depend
5Italiandipendereto depend (on something), to be up to (someone), to hang (on), to come from, to be due to
6Spanishdependerto depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to...
7LatindependeoI hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am...
8Latindē-of; from
9Latinof; concerning; about
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English possessive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpossessiveOf or pertaining to ownership or possession;...
2Middle Frenchpossessif
3Latinpossessivuspossessive
4Latinpossideōto have, hold, own, possess
5Latinpotisable, capable, possible
6Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
8Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós