Where does “deponij” come from?

deponij (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dèpō, 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.

deponij (Serbo-Croatian): town/city dump, waste area

Definitions

  1. town/city dump, waste area

Ancestry of “deponij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandèpōdepot
2Frenchdépôtwarehouse, store, depot, depository; act of...
3Old Frenchdepost
4Medieval Latindepositumaccusative supine of dēpōnō; deposit
5Latindēpōnōto lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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