English
depone
Depone comes from Latin dēpōnō ‘lay down, deposit, entrust’, from pōnō ‘to place’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘to place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpōnō‘lay down, deposit, entrust’
- Englishearliest quotation 1841depone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘to place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpōnō‘lay down, deposit, entrust’
- Englishearliest quotation 1841depone
Earliest quotation: 1841, Charles Dickens: “These two females did afterwards depone that Mr. Willet…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
suppose, homeless, compound, impose, hamlet, bohemian, homely, hame, 48 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
apposite, prepositional, 37 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, composition, posture, situate, supposition, positivism, preposition, compostela, situs, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
opposition, proposition, exposition, disposition, compost, imposition, deposition, suppository, compositor, presupposition, impost, 23 more
through Latin pōnō ‘to place’
post, position, positive, purpose, opposite, propose, expose, opponent, dispose, compose, repository, proponent, posit, exponent, expound, presuppose, 54 more
through Latin dēpōnō ‘lay down, deposit, entrust’
Today it means
verb To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / depone