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Where does “depost” come from?

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

Ancestry of “depost”, step by step

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

Words derived from “depost”

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