'deposition' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'depositio,' where 'de-' meant 'down' and 'ponere' meant 'to place.'

'depositio' transformed into the Old French word 'deposicion,' and eventually became the modern English word 'deposition' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the act of placing down,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'removal from office,' 'formal statement,' and 'sediment accumulation.'