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Where does “contraposer” come from?

contraposer (French) comes from Latin contrāpōnere, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

contraposer (French): To counterpose; To apply a counterposition to

Definitions

  1. To counterpose; To apply a counterposition to

Ancestry of “contraposer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrāpōnere—
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—
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