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Where does “giustapposizione” come from?

giustapposizione (Italian) comes from French juxtaposition, from French position, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

giustapposizione (Italian): juxtaposition

Definitions

  1. juxtaposition

Ancestry of “giustapposizione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjuxtapositionjuxtaposition
2Frenchpositionposition
3Old Frenchposicion—
4Latinpositiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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