Where does “antidepressivo” come from?

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

antidepressivo (Portuguese): antidepressant

Definitions

  1. antidepressant

Ancestry of “antidepressivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedepressivodepressive
2Portuguesedepresso
3Latindēpressusdepressed (pressed down)
4Latindēprimōto press down; to depress
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti