Where does “deponent” come from?
Deponent comes from Latin deponens, the present participle of depono, literally meaning "laying down" or "putting aside," from the prefix de- and root de in Proto-Indo-European.
deponent (English): Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive)
Definitions
- Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive)
Ancestry of “deponent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēpōnēns | depositing |
| 2 | Latin | dēpōnō | to lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit |
| 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 |