Where does “oppositieleider” come from?
oppositieleider (Dutch) comes from Dutch oppositie, from Middle Dutch opposicie, from Old French oposicion, from Latin oppositiō, from French opposition, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oppositieleider (Dutch): leader of the opposition
Definitions
- leader of the opposition
Ancestry of “oppositieleider”, step by step
oppositieleider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch oppositie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oppositie | parliamentary opposition; opposition, resistance |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | opposicie | — |
| 3 | Old French | oposicion | — |
| 4 | Latin | oppositiō | opposing, opposition |
| 5 | French | opposition | opposition |
| 6 | Late Latin | oppositio | opposing, opposition |
| 7 | Latin | oppono | I set against; I oppose |
| 8 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 9 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Dutch leider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leider | leader, head, chief |
| 2 | Dutch | Leiden | to lead, to take the lead |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | leiden | to lead, to bring; to lead, to guide, to conduct;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | leiden | to lead, to bring |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |