Where does “depositional” come from?
Depositional comes from English deposition, which derives from Latin depositio, meaning the act of depositing or laying down.
depositional (English): Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit...
Ancestry of “depositional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deposition | The removal of someone from office; The act of... |
| 2 | Middle English | deposicion | Deposing or removal from office; The burial or... |
| 3 | Old French | deposicion | — |
| 4 | Latin | depositio | depositing, burying; deposition, testimony |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |