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Where does “Oppositionspolitikerin” come from?

Oppositionspolitikerin (German) comes from German Oppositionspolitiker, from German Opposition, from Latin oppositiō, from French opposition, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Oppositionspolitikerin (German): A female politician of the opposition

Definitions

  1. A female politician of the opposition

Ancestry of “Oppositionspolitikerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOppositionspolitikerpolitician of the opposition
2GermanOppositionthe opposition, political opposition; opposition...
3Latinoppositiō—
4Frenchoppositionopposition
5Late Latinoppositioopposing, opposition
6LatinopponoI set against; I oppose
7Latinob-towards; against
8Latinobolusobolus
9Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
10Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
11Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
13Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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