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 |
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| 1 | Old French | oposicion | — |
| 2 | Latin | oppositiō | — |
| 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 |
| 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”