LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

repositiō

repositiō f (genitive repositiōnis)

Meaning

  1. restoring
  2. storing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerepositiōrepositiōnēs
genitiverepositiōnisrepositiōnum
dativerepositiōnīrepositiōnibus
accusativerepositiōnemrepositiōnēs
ablativerepositiōnerepositiōnibus
vocativerepositiōrepositiōnēs

rĕpŏsĭtĭo, ōnis, f. repono, I. C.,
I. a laying up, storing up (late Lat.): faeni, palearum, etc., Pall. 1, 32.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrepositiō

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin repōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin repositiō From repōnō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Portuguesereposição
  • Russianрепозиция

Quick answers

What does repositiō mean in Latin?
repositiō, a noun, means “restoring; storing”.
What is the genitive of repositiō?
The genitive singular is repositiōnis. repositiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does repositiō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin repositiō.