Where does “deposit” come from?

Deposit comes from Latin depositus, the past participle of depōnere, formed from the prefix dē- and pōnere meaning "to put or place."

deposit (English): Sediment or rock that is not native to its...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	dēpositus	—
2	Latin	dēpōnō	—
3	Latin	dē-	—
4	Latin	dē	—
5	Latin	post	behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6	Latin	poste	ablative singular of postis
7	Proto-Italic	posti	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	pósti	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	pós	afterwards, post; by, at

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