Where does “Oppositionspolitiker” come from?
Oppositionspolitiker (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.
Oppositionspolitiker (German): politician of the opposition
Definitions
- politician of the opposition
Ancestry of “Oppositionspolitiker”, step by step
Oppositionspolitiker traces back through 3 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 Politiker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Politiker | politician |
| 2 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 3 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 4 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Swedish opposition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | opposition | opposition (expression of being opposed) |