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Where does “dipendenza” come from?

dipendenza (Italian) comes from Italian dipendere, from Spanish depender, from Latin dependeo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dipendenza (Italian): dependency, dependence

Definitions

  1. dependency, dependence

Ancestry of “dipendenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandipendereto depend , to be up to , to hang , to come from,...
2Spanishdependerto depend, to be subject to; to depend on, to...
3LatindependeoI hang down, from or on; I wait for; I am...
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dipendenza”

  • videodipendenza
  • codipendenza
  • tossicodipendenza
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