Etymology

deposit

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Today it means: Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems. Full definition →

Latin depositu ← Proto-Italic *pozinō ← Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  9. Proto-Italic*po
  10. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  14. Proto-Italic*sinō
  15. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  16. Latinpōnō
  17. Latindēpōnō
  18. Latindepositu
  19. English todaydeposit

Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.

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