Where does “undependableness” come from?
undependableness (English) comes from English undependable, from English dependable, from English depend, from French dépendre, from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender, from Latin dependeo, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
undependableness (English): The quality of not being dependable
Definitions
- The quality of not being dependable
Ancestry of “undependableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | undependable | Not dependable |
| 2 | English | dependable | Able, or easily able to be depended on; A... |
| 3 | English | depend | To be contingent or conditioned; to have... |
| 4 | French | dépendre | to depend; to belong , be part; to unhang |
| 5 | Italian | dipendere | to depend , to be up to , to hang , to come from,... |
| 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- | — |
| 9 | Latin | dē | — |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |