Where does “endepandan” come from?

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

endepandan (Haitian Creole): independent

Definitions

  1. independent

Ancestry of “endepandan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchindépendantindependent
2Frenchdépendantpresent participle of dépendre; dependent;...
3Frenchdépendreto depend
4Italiandipendereto depend (on something), to be up to (someone), to hang (on), to come from, to be due to
5Spanishdependerto depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to...
6LatindependeoI hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am...
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti