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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

  1. feminine plural of antidepressivo

Ancestry of “antidepressive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianantidepressivoantidepressant
2Italiandepressivodepressive
3Italiandepressopast participle of deprimere; past participle of...
4Latindēpressus—
5Latindēprimō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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