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Where does “depresser” come from?

depresser (Old French) comes from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, 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.

Ancestry of “depresser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēpressus—
2Latindēprimō—
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 “depresser”

  • antidepressant
  • depress
  • depressant
  • depressor
  • depressogenic
  • vasodepressor
  • deprest
  • depressible
  • depresseth
  • immunodepressant
  • neurodepressant
  • depressable
  • depressoid
  • depressomotor
  • depressen
  • depresar
  • depreseskar
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