Where does “juxtaposition” come from?

juxtaposition (French) comes from French position, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

juxtaposition (French): juxtaposition

Definitions

juxtaposition

Ancestry of “juxtaposition”, step by step

juxtaposition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French position

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	position	position
2	Old French	posicion	—
3	Latin	positiō	position, place
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
7	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin iuxtā

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	iuxtā	nearly, nigh

Words derived from “juxtaposition”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →