Where does “equipositional” come from?

equipositional (English) comes from English positional, from English Position, from Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

equipositional (English): Having an equivalent position

Definitions

  1. Having an equivalent position

Ancestry of “equipositional”, step by step

equipositional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English positional

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositionalRelating to the position of something; Having or...
2EnglishPositionA place or location
3Middle EnglishposiciounPosition or location on the body; A announcement...
4Old Frenchposicion—
5Latinpositiōposition, place
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English equi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishequi—
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →