Where does “deputable” come from?
deputable (English) comes from English depute, from French députer, from Latin deputo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deputable (English): Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy
Definitions
- Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy
Ancestry of “deputable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | depute | to assign to or for something; to delegate to a... |
| 2 | French | députer | to deputize |
| 3 | Latin | deputo | I prune; I esteem; I consider as, count as, class... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |