depose

Where does the word "depose" come from? It comes from Latin deponere, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

Depose’s story begins in Latin: deponere meant “to place down, to put aside.” To place down, to put aside, from de- (down) and ponere (to place). It reached English by 1300s as depose. Settled as the English word for removing someone from power. Today, depose means to remove someone from a position of power, especially a ruler.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient deponere "to place down, to put aside", to place down, to put aside, from de- (down) and ponere (to place).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1300s depose "to remove someone from a position of power", settled as the English word for removing someone from power.