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Where does “subdepot” come from?

subdepot (English) comes from English dépôt, from French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin dēpōnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

subdepot (English): A lesser depot that is part of a larger one

Definitions

  1. A lesser depot that is part of a larger one

Ancestry of “subdepot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdépôtRare spelling of depot
2Frenchdépôtwarehouse, store, depot, depository; act of...
3Old Frenchdepost—
4Medieval Latindepositumaccusative supine of dēpōnō; deposit
5Latindēpōnō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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