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Where does “nonopposition” come from?

nonopposition (English) comes from English opposition, from Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion, from Latin oppositiō, from French opposition, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

nonopposition (English): Absence of opposition

Definitions

  1. Absence of opposition

Ancestry of “nonopposition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoppositionThe action of opposing or of being in conflict;...
2Middle Englishopposicioun{Astronomical opposition; the state where two...
3Old Frenchoposicion—
4Latinoppositiō—
5Frenchoppositionopposition
6Late Latinoppositioopposing, opposition
7LatinopponoI set against; I oppose
8Latinob-towards; against
9Latinobolusobolus
10Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
11Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
12Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
13Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
14Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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