Latin word root · Motion & Action

pos-: placing, putting

pos- is a Latin root meaning “placing, putting”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: placing, putting

Root forms: pos-, pon-, posit-

Source word: pōnō — to place; to put; to lay

Word family and examples

• deposit

  a sum of money placed in a bank; a layer of material

• expose

  to make visible by uncovering; to reveal

• compose

  to create a work of art, especially music or writing

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