Where does “depute” come from?
Depute comes from French députer, from Latin deputo meaning to assign or allot, composed of the prefix de- and putus, related to Latin puer child, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ph₂weros.
depute (English): to assign to or for something; to delegate to a...
Definitions
- to assign to or for something; to delegate to a...
Ancestry of “depute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | députer | to deputize |
| 2 | Latin | deputo | I prune; I esteem; I consider as, count as, class... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |