Where does “oppositiotaival” come from?

oppositiotaival (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppositio, from Late Latin oppositio, 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.

oppositiotaival (Finnish): opposition period, especially a difficult one

Definitions

  1. opposition period, especially a difficult one

Ancestry of “oppositiotaival”, step by step

oppositiotaival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oppositio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppositioopposition
2Late Latinoppositioopposing, opposition
3LatinopponoI set against; I oppose
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Finnish taival

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivalpassage; the path between two adjacent bases,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos