Where does “opposicioun” come from?

opposicioun (Middle English) 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.

opposicioun (Middle English): {Astronomical opposition; the state where two...

Definitions

{Astronomical opposition; the state where two...

Ancestry of “opposicioun”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	oposicion	—
2	Latin	oppositiō	opposing, opposition
3	French	opposition	opposition
4	Late Latin	oppositio	opposing, opposition
5	Latin	oppono	I set against; I oppose
6	Latin	ob-	towards; against
7	Latin	obolus	obolus (Greek coin)
8	Ancient Greek	ὀβολός	obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9	Ancient Greek	ὀβελός	a spit, rod; a horizontal line
10	Ancient Greek	βέλος	missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11	Proto-Indo-European	gʷélHos	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “opposicioun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Latin ob- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos →