Etymology

independence

in·de·pend·ence
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Today it means: The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others. Full definition →

French indépendance ← Latin in- ← Proto-Italic *n̥-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Frenchin-
  6. Frenchdépendant
  7. Frenchindépendant
  8. Frenchindépendance
  9. English todayindependence

From French indépendance. Analyzable as in- + de- + pend + -ence or in- + dependence.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.