Where does “deposition” come from?
Deposition comes from Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion, from Latin depositio, meaning a placing down or laying aside.
deposition (English): The removal of someone from office; The act of...
Definitions
- The removal of someone from office; The act of...
Ancestry of “deposition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deposicion | Deposing or removal from office; The burial or... |
| 2 | Old French | deposicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | depositio | depositing, burying; deposition, testimony |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “deposition”
- depositional
- electrodeposition
- redeposition
- postdepositional
- syndepositional
- codeposition
- rhizodeposition
- postdeposition
- predeposition
- nondeposition
- biodeposition
- depositionally
- nondepositional
- postdepositionally
- paleodepositional
- syndepositionally
- paleodeposition
- immunodeposition
- misdeposition
- nanodeposition
- neodeposition
- osteodeposition
- overdeposition
- interdepositional