'deploy' originates from French, specifically the word 'déployer,' where 'dé-' meant 'un-' and 'ployer' meant 'to fold.'

'déployer' transformed into the English word 'deploy,' and eventually became the modern English word 'deploy' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to unfold or spread out,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to arrange or set up for use.'