Where does “depository” come from?
Depository comes from Latin depositorium, a place where something is deposited, derived from depositum, the past participle of depono, meaning to put down or lay aside, formed from the prefix de- and the root de from Proto-Indo-European de.
depository (English): A place where something is deposited, as for...
Definitions
- A place where something is deposited, as for...
Ancestry of “depository”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | depositorium | — |
| 2 | Latin | dēpositum | a deposit, a trust |