Where does “opposen” come from?

opposen (Middle English) comes from Old French opposer, from Latin ob, from Proto-Italic *op — towards.

Ancestry of “opposen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchopposer
2Latinobin the direction of, to, towards; on account of,...
3Proto-Italic*optowards

Words derived from “opposen

Every word from Proto-Italic *opEvery word from Latin obEvery word from Old French opposer