Where does “oposición” come from?

oposición (Spanish) comes from Latin oppositiō, from French opposition, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

oposición (Spanish): opposition; public exam

Definitions

  1. opposition; public exam

Ancestry of “oposición”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoppositiōopposing, opposition
2Frenchoppositionopposition
3Late Latinoppositioopposing, opposition
4LatinopponoI set against; I oppose
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “oposición

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