Where does “phosphodependent” come from?

phosphodependent (English) comes from English dependent, from Middle English dependaunt, from Latin dependens, from Latin dependeo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

phosphodependent (English): dependent on the presence of phosphate

Definitions

  1. dependent on the presence of phosphate

Ancestry of “phosphodependent”, step by step

phosphodependent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dependent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdependentRelying upon; depending upon; Having a...
2Middle Englishdependaunt
3Latindependenshanging; waiting
4LatindependeoI hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am...
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English phospho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphospho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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