English

dependence

Dependence comes from Middle French dépendance.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

Formed from depend + -ence

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’

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Latin pendeō ‘to be suspended, hang’

Latin dependeō ‘to hang down, from or on’

Old French dependre

Middle English dependen

Every English word from Middle French dépendance

noun The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.