Etymology

dependent

de·pend·ent
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Today it means: Relying upon; depending upon. Full definition →

Middle English dependaunt ← Middle French dependant ← Latin dēpendēns
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdēpendēns
  2. Middle French · derived fromdependant
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdependaunt
  4. English todaydependent

From Middle English dependaunt, dependent, from Middle French dependant (present participle of dependre (“to depend”)) and Latin dēpendēns (present participle of dēpendeō (“to depend”)). By surface analysis, depend + -ent.

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