English
deposition
Deposition comes from Latin depositio ‘depositing, burying’, from pōnō ‘place, put’, 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‘place, put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpōnō‘deposit, depose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdepositio‘depositing, burying’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400deposicion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘Deposing or removal from office’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023deposition
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‘place, put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpōnō‘deposit, depose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdepositio‘depositing, burying’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400deposicion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘Deposing or removal from office’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023deposition
Earliest quotation: 2023, Stephen Roberts, Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter: “So, Andover featured in the Glorious Revolution, which involved…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
homeless, suppose, compound, hamlet, impose, bohemian, homely, hame, 49 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
apposite, prepositional, 38 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, posture, situate, compostela, supposition, positivism, situs, preposition, 40 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
compost, suppository, impost, compositor, presupposition, 24 more
through Latin pōnō ‘place, put’
post, purpose, positive, opposite, opponent, propose, expose, opposition, composition, dispose, compose, proposition, proponent, repository, exposition, exponent, disposition, expound, imposition, posit, presuppose, pone, 48 more
through Latin dēpōnō ‘deposit, depose’
Today it means
noun The removal of someone from office.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / deposition