Where does “overdependency” come from?
overdependency (English) comes from English dependency, from English depend, from French dépendre, from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender, from Latin dependeo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
overdependency (English): Alternative form of overdependence
Definitions
- Alternative form of overdependence
Ancestry of “overdependency”, step by step
overdependency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dependency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dependency | A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise... |
| 2 | English | depend | To be contingent or conditioned; to have... |
| 3 | French | dépendre | to depend |
| 4 | Italian | dipendere | to depend (on something), to be up to (someone), to hang (on), to come from, to be due to |
| 5 | Spanish | depender | to depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to... |
| 6 | Latin | dependeo | I hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am... |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |