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Where does “oposisyon” come from?

oposisyon (Cebuano) comes from Spanish oposición, from Latin oppositiō, from French opposition, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

oposisyon (Cebuano): an opposition; a resistance; a political...

Definitions

  1. an opposition; a resistance; a political...

Ancestry of “oposisyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishoposiciónopposition; public exam
2Latinoppositiō—
3Frenchoppositionopposition
4Late Latinoppositioopposing, opposition
5LatinopponoI set against; I oppose
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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