Where does “opposing” come from?

opposing (English) comes from English oppose, from Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob, from Proto-Italic *op — towards.

opposing (English): That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side;...

Definitions

  1. That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side;...

Ancestry of “opposing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopposeTo attempt to stop the progression of; to resist...
2Middle Englishopposen—
3Old Frenchopposer—
4Latinobin the direction of, to, towards; on account of,...
5Proto-Italic*optowards

Words derived from “opposing”

Every word from Proto-Italic *op →Every word from Latin ob →Every word from Old French opposer →