Where does “indyref” come from?
indyref (English) comes from English Independence, from French indépendance, from French indépendant, from French dépendant, from French dépendre, from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender, from Latin dependeo — afterwards, post; by, at.
indyref (English): The Scottish independence referendum held on 18 September 2014
Definitions
- The Scottish independence referendum held on 18 September 2014
Ancestry of “indyref”, step by step
indyref traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Independence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Independence | The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others |
| 2 | French | indépendance | independence |
| 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 referendum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | referendum | A direct popular vote on a proposed law or... |
| 2 | Latin | referendum | nominative neuter singular of referendus;... |
| 3 | Latin | referre | present active infinitive of referō; to refer |
| 4 | Latin | ferre | present active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |