Where does “superpose” come from?
superpose (French) comes from French superposer, from English superpose, from English posé, from French posé, from French poser, from Late Latin pauso, from Latin pōnere, from Latin pōnō.
superpose (French): first-person singular present indicative of...
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- first-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “superpose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | superposer | to superimpose, overlay |
| 2 | English | superpose | To place on top of another; To place on top of... |
| 3 | English | posé | Standing still, with all the feet on the ground |
| 4 | French | posé | past participle of poser; placed, posed |
| 5 | French | poser | to stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land |
| 6 | Late Latin | pauso | — |
| 7 | Latin | pōnere | — |
| 8 | Latin | pōnō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |