depot
UK[ˈdepəʊ]US[ˈdiːpoʊ]
n
a place where large quantities of goods or equipment are stored.
n
a building for the servicing and storage of buses or railway engines.
n
(us) a railway or bus station.
Morpheme Breakdown
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pot
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pot
Etymology
the word 'depot' entered english in the late 18th century from the french word 'dépôt', which itself derives from the latin noun 'depositum', meaning 'a deposit or something laid down'. this latin term is the neuter past participle of the verb 'deponere', meaning 'to put down', formed from the prefix 'de-' (down) and 'ponere' (to place). the core semantic logic has remained remarkably consistent, evolving from the general concept of a place where things are 'put down' or stored to its modern, more specialized meanings of a storage facility or transport station.
Analysis
Structure: de + pot
de- (latin prefix: down, away, completely); pot (from french 'depot', from latin 'depositum', meaning something placed down).
Examples
the company uses the old warehouse as a distribution depot.
the bus depot was bustling with activity early in the morning.
she waited for her train at the grand central depot.