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Where does “interposition” come from?

Interposition comes from Middle English interposicion, from Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio, a noun formed from the Latin suffix -tio, which derives from Proto-Indo-European -ti- and -tis.

interposition (English): The act of interposing, or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of interposing, or the state of being...

Ancestry of “interposition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishinterposicionMovement between two things or objects; An...
2Old Frenchinterposicion—
3Latininterpositioa putting between, insertion
4Latininterposit-—
5Latininterpōnō—
6Latininter-inter-
7Ancient Greekγλῶσσαa tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe
8Old Norseglottato grin, smile scornfully
9Proto-GermanicglutōnąTo stare; gawk
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
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