Where does “Position” come from?
Position comes from Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positio, the noun form of ponere and pono, meaning "to place" or "to put," traced back through Proto-Italic posnō and pozinō.
Position (English): A place or location; A post of employment; a job;...
Definitions
- A place or location; A post of employment; a job;...
Ancestry of “Position”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | posicioun | Position or location on the body; A announcement... |
| 2 | Old French | posicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | positiō | position, place |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |