Etymology

depot

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Today it means: A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse. Full definition →

French dépôt ← Old French depost ← Medieval Latin dēpositum
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromdēpositum
  2. Old French · derived fromdepost
  3. French · borrowed fromdépôt
  4. English todaydepot

From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit.

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