English → Latin
“depository” in Latin
receptāculumA place to keep things in; reservoir, receptacle, repository, container.; A place of refuge, lurking-place, shelter, retapothēcarepository, storehouse, warehousefīliusa son; any male descendant; childrenhorreumstorehouse; barn, granarypraedaplunder, booty, pillage, spoils of war, property taken in war; prey, game taken in the hunt; gain, profit
The English word depository itself goes back to Latin dēpōnō, through dēpositōrium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
depository
receptaculum (general term, praedae, for the booty): apotheca, ae, f. (ἀποθήκη; a place where stores are kept; especially wine; Cic., Hor., and others): horreum (magazine, etc., especially for corn).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for depository?
- The usual Latin words for “depository” are receptāculum, apothēca, fīlius; also horreum, praeda. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.