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Where does “deponi” come from?

deponi (Danish) comes from German Deponie, from German deponieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

deponi (Danish): landfill, dumpsite

Definitions

  1. landfill, dumpsite

Ancestry of “deponi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDeponielandfill, dumpsite
2Germandeponierento deposit; to place; to deposit; to landfill
3German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
4French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-āre—
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
13Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “deponi”

  • affaldsdeponi
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