Where does “deputy” come from?
Deputy comes from French député, from Late Latin deputatus, from Latin deputo meaning to assign or designate, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to set apart.
deputy (English): One appointed as the substitute of another, and...
Definitions
- One appointed as the substitute of another, and...
Ancestry of “deputy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | député | deputy; Member of Parliament; past participle of... |
| 2 | Latin | deputatus | pruned; esteemed |
| 3 | Latin | deputo | I prune; I esteem; I consider as, count as, class... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |