Where does “dep” come from?
dep (Middle English) comes from English department, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
dep (Middle English): Alternative form of depe
Definitions
- Alternative form of depe
Ancestry of “dep”, step by step
dep traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English department
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 2 | French | département | department; département |
| 3 | Middle French | département | — |
| 4 | Old French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 6 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via French pédé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pédé | fag; queer |
| 2 | French | pédéraste | pederast; homosexual |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιδεραστής | lover of boys, pederast |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐραστής | lover, erastes; fan, adherent, admirer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -στης | Alternative form of -της |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Old English dēop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dēop | deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | deup | deep |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | deupa | cradle, deposit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewp- | Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |