Where does “antidepressive” come from?
antidepressive (Italian) comes from Italian antidepressivo, from Italian depressivo, from Italian depresso, from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
antidepressive (Italian): feminine plural of antidepressivo
Definitions
- feminine plural of antidepressivo
Ancestry of “antidepressive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | antidepressivo | antidepressant |
| 2 | Italian | depressivo | depressive |
| 3 | Italian | depresso | past participle of deprimere; past participle of... |
| 4 | Latin | dēpressus | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēprimō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |