Where does “undepressible” come from?
undepressible (English) comes from English depressible, from English depress, from Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
undepressible (English): Not depressible
Definitions
- Not depressible
Ancestry of “undepressible”, step by step
undepressible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English depressible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depressible | Capable of being depressed |
| 2 | English | depress | To press down; To make depressed, sad or bored;... |
| 3 | Middle English | depressen | — |
| 4 | Old French | depresser | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēpressus | depressed (pressed down) |
| 6 | Latin | dēprimō | to press down; to depress |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |