Where does “opposit” come from?
opposit (English) comes from Middle English opposit, from Latin oppositus, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
opposit (English): Archaic form of opposite; to posit or assume as a...
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- Archaic form of opposite; to posit or assume as a...
Ancestry of “opposit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | opposit | contrary or opposed in location or direction; on... |
| 2 | Latin | oppositus | opposing; intervention; opposite; against |
| 3 | Latin | oppono | I set against; I oppose |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |