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Where does “juxtapositionally” come from?

juxtapositionally (English) comes from English juxtapositional, from English juxtaposition, from French juxtaposition, from French position, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

juxtapositionally (English): In, or relating to, juxtaposition

Definitions

  1. In, or relating to, juxtaposition

Ancestry of “juxtapositionally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjuxtapositionalIn, or relating to, juxtaposition
2EnglishjuxtapositionThe nearness of objects with little or no...
3Frenchjuxtapositionjuxtaposition
4Frenchpositionposition
5Old Frenchposicion—
6Latinpositiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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