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
- The act of interposing, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “interposition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | interposicion | Movement between two things or objects; An... |
| 2 | Old French | interposicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | interpositio | a putting between, insertion |
| 4 | Latin | interposit- | — |
| 5 | Latin | interpōnō | to put, place or lay between or among |
| 6 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 8 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |