Etymology of the English word depot
the English word
depotderived from the French word
dépôtderived from the Latin word
depositum (deposit, trust; money placed on deposit)
derived from the Latin word
depositus (despaired of, given up; deposited)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
deponere (lift off; take off; have; pull down, demolish; plant; put, lay down, aside)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-derived from the French word
depotderived from the Latin word
depositum (deposit, trust; money placed on deposit)
derived from the Latin word
depositus (despaired of, given up; deposited)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
deponere (lift off; take off; have; pull down, demolish; plant; put, lay down, aside)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-Date
The earliest known usage of depot in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
depot, German
Depot, Norwegian
depot, Swedish
depoUsage
Word found in Modern English
