depósito

/deˈposito/ · B1 · noun · m

deposit

🏭🛢️ de + pósito = placed down; a depósito is where things are put down

From Latin depositum, something put down (de- down + positum placed). It shares a root with English deposit and depot, which came to English through French. A depósito holds things: goods in a warehouse, or fuel or water in a tank.

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