'deplete' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'deplere,' where 'de-' meant 'down' and 'plere' meant 'to fill.'

'deplere' transformed into the French word 'depleter,' and eventually became the modern English word 'deplete' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to empty or remove contents,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to use up or reduce the amount of something.'