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Where does “poz” come from?

poz (English) comes from English positive, from Old French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

poz (English): HIV positive; To infect with a sexually...

Definitions

  1. HIV positive; To infect with a sexually...

Ancestry of “poz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositiveNot negative or neutral; Formally laid down;...
2Old Frenchpositif—
3Latinposītivus—
4Latinpōnō—
5Proto-Italicpoznō—
6Proto-Italicpozinō—
7Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →