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Where does “dépendant” come from?

dépendant (French) comes from French dépendre, from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender, from Latin dependeo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

dépendant (French): present participle of dépendre; dependent;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of dépendre; dependent;...

Ancestry of “dépendant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdépendreto depend; to belong , be part; to unhang
2Italiandipendereto depend , to be up to , to hang , to come from,...
3Spanishdependerto depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to...
4LatindependeoI hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am...
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dépendant”

  • dependent
  • dependency
  • interdependent
  • dependant
  • interdependency
  • dependently
  • codependency
  • interdependently
  • nondependent
  • overdependent
  • overdependency
  • noninterdependent
  • thermodependency
  • co-dependent
  • interdependentness
  • dépendamment
  • insulinodépendant
  • interdépendant
  • dependent
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