Where does “mengoposisi” come from?
mengoposisi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian oposisi, from Dutch oppositie, from Middle Dutch opposicie, from Old French oposicion, from Latin oppositiō, from French opposition, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
mengoposisi (Indonesian): to oppose
Definitions
- to oppose
Ancestry of “mengoposisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | oposisi | opposition |
| 2 | Dutch | oppositie | parliamentary opposition; opposition, resistance |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | opposicie | — |
| 4 | Old French | oposicion | — |
| 5 | Latin | oppositiō | opposing, opposition |
| 6 | French | opposition | opposition |
| 7 | Late Latin | oppositio | opposing, opposition |
| 8 | Latin | oppono | I set against; I oppose |
| 9 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 10 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |