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Where does “dependere” come from?

dependere (Late Latin) comes from Latin dependere, from Latin dependo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dependere (Late Latin): present active infinitive of dēpendō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of dēpendō;...

Ancestry of “dependere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindependerepresent active infinitive of dēpendō;...
2LatindependoI bestow; I expend; I pay
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dependere”

  • tossicodipendenza
  • codipendenza
  • videodipendenza
  • dipendere
  • dipendenza
  • dependre
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