Where does “depresar” come from?
depresar (Ido) comes from English depress, from Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
depresar (Ido): to press down; to depress; to deject
Definitions
- to press down; to depress; to deject
Ancestry of “depresar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depress | To press down; To make depressed, sad or bored;... |
| 2 | Middle English | depressen | — |
| 3 | Old French | depresser | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēpressus | depressed (pressed down) |
| 5 | Latin | dēprimō | to press down; to depress |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |