Where does “противоположить” come from?

противоположить (Russian) comes from Russian положи́ть, from Russian ложи́ть, from Old East Slavic ложити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

противоположить (Russian): to contrast, to compare, to oppose

Definitions

  1. to contrast, to compare, to oppose

Ancestry of “противоположить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianположи́тьto put, to lay
2Russianложи́тьto put, to lay (down)
3Old East Slavicложити—
4Proto-Slavicložitito lay
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei →
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