Etymology

interdependence

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Today it means: The condition of being interdependent. Full definition →

English dependence ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishdependence
  8. English todayinterdependence

From inter- + dependence.

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