Where does “downposit” come from?
downposit (English) comes from English deposit, from Latin dēpositus, from Latin dēpōnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “downposit”, step by step
downposit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deposit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deposit | Sediment or rock that is not native to its... |
| 2 | Latin | dēpositus | deposited |
| 3 | Latin | dēpōnō | to lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit |
| 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 |
via English down payment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | down payment | A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase |