Where does “Oppositionspartei” come from?
Oppositionspartei (German) comes from German Opposition, from Latin oppositiō, from French opposition, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Oppositionspartei (German): opposition party
Definitions
- opposition party
Ancestry of “Oppositionspartei”, step by step
Oppositionspartei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Opposition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Opposition | the opposition, political opposition; opposition... |
| 2 | Latin | oppositiō | opposing, opposition |
| 3 | French | opposition | opposition |
| 4 | Late Latin | oppositio | opposing, opposition |
| 5 | Latin | oppono | I set against; I oppose |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via German Partei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Partei | political party; party participating in a legal... |
| 2 | Dutch | partij | party; some, a few, a small number of |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | partie | — |
| 4 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 5 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 6 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 7 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |