Where does “depletion” come from?
Depletion comes from Latin depletio, from depleo meaning to empty, from pleo meaning to fill, with de- prefixed to reverse the sense, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-.
depletion (English): The act of depleting, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of depleting, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “depletion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | depletio | — |
| 2 | Latin | depleo | I empty out, draw off, let, drain; exhaust |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |