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Where does “antidepresivo” come from?

antidepresivo (Spanish) comes from Spanish depresivo, from French dépressif, from French dépression, from Latin depressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antidepresivo (Spanish): antidepressant

Definitions

  1. antidepressant

Ancestry of “antidepresivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdepresivodepressive
2Frenchdépressifdepressive
3Frenchdépressiondepression
4Latindepressioa pressing down, a sinking down, a depression;...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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