myEtymology.com: English etymology of dependable

Etymology of the English word dependable

the English word dependable

derived from the English word depend

derived from the Old French word dependre

derived from the Latin word dependere (hang on, from, down; pay over, down; pay)

derived from the Latin word pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the French word depend

derived from the Latin word dependere (hang on, from, down; pay over, down; pay)

derived from the Latin word pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

using the English suffix -able