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
- A lesser depot that is part of a larger one
Ancestry of “subdepot”, step by step
subdepot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dépôt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dépôt | Rare spelling of depot |
| 2 | French | dépôt | warehouse, store, depot, depository; act of... |
| 3 | Old French | depost | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | depositum | accusative supine of dēpōnō; deposit |
| 5 | Latin | dēpōnō | to lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |