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Where does “affaldsdepot” come from?

affaldsdepot (Danish) comes from Danish depot, from French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin dēpōnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

affaldsdepot (Danish): landfill, dumpsite

Definitions

  1. landfill, dumpsite

Ancestry of “affaldsdepot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdepot
2Frenchdépôtwarehouse, store, depot, depository; act of...
3Old Frenchdepost—
4Medieval Latindepositumaccusative supine of dēpōnō; deposit
5Latindēpōnō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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