Where does “opposicie” come from?

opposicie (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French oposicion, 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.

Ancestry of “opposicie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “opposicie

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