'repository' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'repositōrium,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'positōrium' meant 'a place for putting.'

'repositōrium' transformed into the Old French word 'repositorie,' and eventually became the modern English word 'repository' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a place for putting things,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a place where things are stored.'