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Where does “indépendant” come from?

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

indépendant (French): independent

Definitions

  1. independent

Ancestry of “indépendant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdépendantpresent participle of dépendre; dependent;...
2Frenchdépendreto depend; to belong , be part; to unhang
3Italiandipendereto depend , to be up to , to hang , to come from,...
4Spanishdependerto depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to...
5LatindependeoI hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am...
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “indépendant”

  • independent
  • independence
  • independently
  • indie
  • independency
  • postindependence
  • nonindependent
  • nonindependence
  • indy
  • independentist
  • independentism
  • Independentism
  • antiindependence
  • indiedom
  • independentize
  • indyref
  • indieness
  • indie-like
  • independentization
  • indépendantiste
  • indépendantisme
  • indépendamment
  • indépendance
  • independență
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