Where does “opozabil” come from?

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

opozabil (Romanian): opposable

Definitions

  1. opposable

Ancestry of “opozabil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopposableSusceptible to being opposed or resisted; Capable...
2EnglishopposeTo attempt to stop the progression of; to resist...
3Middle Englishopposen
4Old Frenchopposer
5Latinobin the direction of, to, towards; on account of,...
6Proto-Italic*optowards

Words derived from “opozabil

Every word from Proto-Italic *op
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