Etymology

entrepôt

en·tre·pôt

Today it means: A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre. Full definition →

French entrepôt
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  1. French · borrowed fromentrepôt
  2. English todayentrepôt

PIE word *h₁én Borrowed from French entrepôt, entrepost (“temporary storage of goods; place for temporary storage and distribution of goods”) (archaic), from entreposer (“to store goods in a warehouse”), with the ending influenced by dépôt (“store, warehouse, depot”).

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