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
- In, or relating to, juxtaposition
Ancestry of “juxtapositionally”, step by step
juxtapositionally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English juxtapositional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | juxtapositional | In, or relating to, juxtaposition |
| 2 | English | juxtaposition | The nearness of objects with little or no... |
| 3 | French | juxtaposition | juxtaposition |
| 4 | French | position | position |
| 5 | Old French | posicion | — |
| 6 | Latin | positiō | position, place |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |