Where does “indieness” come from?
indieness (English) comes from English indie, from English independent, from French indépendant, from French dépendant, from French dépendre, from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender, from Latin dependeo — afterwards, post; by, at.
indieness (English): Quality of being indie
Definitions
- Quality of being indie
Ancestry of “indieness”, step by step
indieness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indie | Independent; from outside the mainstream; An... |
| 2 | English | independent | Not dependent; not contingent or depending on... |
| 3 | French | indépendant | independent |
| 4 | French | dépendant | present participle of dépendre; dependent;... |
| 5 | French | dépendre | to depend |
| 6 | Italian | dipendere | to depend (on something), to be up to (someone), to hang (on), to come from, to be due to |
| 7 | Spanish | depender | to depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to... |
| 8 | Latin | dependeo | I hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am... |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |