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Where does “interposit” come from?

interposit (English) comes from Latin interpositus, from Latin interpono, from Latin pono, from Latin pozno, from Old Polish pozdny, from Proto-Slavic pozdьnъ, from Proto-Slavic pozdъ.

interposit (English): An intermediate depot or station between one...

Definitions

  1. An intermediate depot or station between one...

Ancestry of “interposit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterpositusinterposed, inserted, introduced
2LatininterponoI put, place or lay between or among; I insert,...
3LatinponoI place, put, lay; I ordain; I set up, pitch
4Latinpozno—
5Old Polishpozdny—
6Proto-Slavicpozdьnъlate
7Proto-Slavicpozdъ—
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