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Where does “interpose” come from?

Interpose comes from Middle French interposer, meaning to place between or intervene.

interpose (English): To insert something between other things; To...

Definitions

  1. To insert something between other things; To...

Ancestry of “interpose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinterposer—
2Latininterpōnō—
3Latininter-inter-
4Ancient Greekγλῶσσαa tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe
5Old Norseglottato grin, smile scornfully
6Proto-GermanicglutōnąTo stare; gawk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “interpose”

  • interposer
  • interposal
  • interposable
  • interposeth
  • interposest
  • interposure
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