Where does “semidependence” come from?
semidependence (English) comes from English dependence, from German Dependance, from French dépendance, from French dépendre, from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender, from Latin dependeo, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
semidependence (English): Partial dependence; the condition of being semidependent
Definitions
- Partial dependence; the condition of being semidependent
Ancestry of “semidependence”, step by step
semidependence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dependence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dependence | The state of being dependent, of relying upon... |
| 2 | German | Dependance | branch |
| 3 | French | dépendance | addiction, dependence; outbuilding; dependence |
| 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 |