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Where does “deposicion” come from?

deposicion (Middle English) comes from Old French deposicion, from Latin depositio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

deposicion (Middle English): Deposing or removal from office; The burial or...

Definitions

  1. Deposing or removal from office; The burial or...

Ancestry of “deposicion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeposicion—
2Latindepositiodepositing, burying; deposition, testimony
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “deposicion”

  • deposition
  • depositional
  • electrodeposition
  • redeposition
  • postdepositional
  • syndepositional
  • codeposition
  • rhizodeposition
  • postdeposition
  • predeposition
  • nondeposition
  • biodeposition
  • depositionally
  • nondepositional
  • postdepositionally
  • paleodepositional
  • syndepositionally
  • interdepositional
  • paleodeposition
  • depozone
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