Where does “antiopposition” come from?
antiopposition (English) comes from English opposition, from Middle English opposicioun, 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.
antiopposition (English): Opposing a political opposition
Definitions
- Opposing a political opposition
Ancestry of “antiopposition”, step by step
antiopposition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English opposition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opposition | The action of opposing or of being in conflict;... |
| 2 | Middle English | opposicioun | {Astronomical opposition; the state where two... |
| 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 |