Where does “interdepartmentally” come from?
interdepartmentally (English) comes from English interdepartmental, from English department, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
interdepartmentally (English): Between departments
Definitions
- Between departments
Ancestry of “interdepartmentally”, step by step
interdepartmentally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interdepartmental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interdepartmental | Between departments; to do with the connection of... |
| 2 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 3 | French | département | department; département |
| 4 | Middle French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 7 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 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 |