Where does “imposition” come from?
Imposition comes from Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio, formed from the Latin verb imponere using the suffix -tio, with in- meaning "on" or "upon" and the root from Proto-Indo-European ne.
imposition (English): The act of imposing, laying on, affixing,...
Definitions
- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing,...
Ancestry of “imposition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | imposicioun | A charge or fee or its collection or retrieval;... |
| 2 | Old French | imposicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | impositio | application |
| 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 |