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Where does “dépôt” come from?

dépôt (French) comes from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin dēpōnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dépôt (French): warehouse, store, depot, depository; act of...

Definitions

  1. warehouse, store, depot, depository; act of...

Ancestry of “dépôt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dépôt”

  • deposit
  • deposits
  • depot
  • depositor
  • redeposit
  • depositee
  • electrodeposit
  • predeposit
  • nondepot
  • subdepot
  • biodeposit
  • subdeposit
  • rhizodeposit
  • microdeposit
  • depositus
  • deposito
  • депо
  • Depot
  • депо
  • depo
  • affaldsdepot
  • depot
  • depo
  • depozar
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