Etymology

undependable

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Today it means: Not dependable. Full definition →

English dependable ← Middle English dependen ← Old French dependre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*de
  9. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  10. Proto-Italic*dē
  11. Latindē
  12. Latindē-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*(s)pend-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti
  15. Proto-Italic*pendējō
  16. Proto-Italic*pendēō
  17. Latinpendeō
  18. Latindependeō
  19. Old Frenchdependre
  20. Middle Englishdependen
  21. Englishdepend
  22. Englishdependable
  23. English todayundependable

From un- + dependable.

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