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Where does “depressive” come from?

depressive (Italian) comes from Italian depressivo, from Italian depresso, from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

depressive (Italian): feminine plural of depressivo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of depressivo

Ancestry of “depressive”, step by step

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