Where does “Munitionsdepot” come from?
Munitionsdepot (German) comes from German Depot, 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.
Munitionsdepot (German): ammunition depot
Definitions
- ammunition depot
Ancestry of “Munitionsdepot”, step by step
Munitionsdepot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Depot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Depot | depot, repository; deposit, depository |
| 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 German Munition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Munition | ammunition, munition |
| 2 | French | munition | ammunition |
| 3 | Latin | mūnitiō | a defending, fortifying, protecting |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |