Where does “oppositie” come from?
oppositie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch opposicie, from Old French oposicion, from Latin oppositiō, from French opposition, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oppositie (Dutch): parliamentary opposition; opposition, resistance
Definitions
- parliamentary opposition; opposition, resistance
Ancestry of “oppositie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | opposicie | — |
| 2 | Old French | oposicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | oppositiō | opposing, opposition |
| 4 | French | opposition | opposition |
| 5 | Late Latin | oppositio | opposing, opposition |
| 6 | Latin | oppono | I set against; I oppose |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |