Where does “depose” come from?
Depose comes from Old French de- combined with a root from Latin dis-, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁, meaning to separate or divide.
depose (English): To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay...
Definitions
- To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay...
Ancestry of “depose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | deposer | — |
Words derived from “depose”