Etymology of the English word apposite
the English word
appositederived from the Latin word
appositus (adjacent, near, accessible; application)
derived from the Latin word
apponere (place near, set before, on table)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of apposite in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
inappositeUsage
Word found in Modern English
