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Where does “positionality” come from?

Positionality derives from English position, which combines English positional with English aldehyde, ultimately tracing through Latin positio and Latin pono to Proto-Italic posnō.

positionality (English): The quality of being positional

Definitions

  1. The quality of being positional

Ancestry of “positionality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositionalRelating to the position of something; Having or...
2EnglishPosition—
3Middle EnglishposiciounPosition or location on the body; A announcement...
4Old Frenchposicion—
5Latinpositiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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