Where does “opposing” come from?
Oppose comes from Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob- meaning "against" combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi and h₁eps.
opposing (English): That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side;...
Definitions
- That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side;...
Ancestry of “opposing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | oppose | To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist... |
| 2 | Middle English | opposen | — |
| 3 | Old French | opposer | — |
| 4 | Latin | ob | in the direction of, to, towards; on account of,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *op | — |
Words derived from “opposing”