Where does “indy” come from?
indy (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.
indy (English): An independent entity; Independent, unaffiliated;...
Definitions
- An independent entity; Independent, unaffiliated;...
Ancestry of “indy”, step by step
| 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 |