Etymology of the English word depressive
the English word
depressivederived from the English word
depressderived from the Old French word
depresserderived from the Late Latin word
deprimere (humble, reduce position, fortune; suppress, repress, depress)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
premere (to press; press, press hard, pursue)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-derived from the French word
depressderived from the Latin word
depressus (low, low-lying, deep down; reaching, sloping down; base)
derived from the Late Latin word
deprimere (humble, reduce position, fortune; suppress, repress, depress)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
premere (to press; press, press hard, pursue)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-using the English suffix
-ivederived from the French suffix
-ivederived from the Latin suffix
-ivusDerivations in English
neurodepressiveUsage
Word found in Modern English
