Etymology of the English word opponency
the English word
opponencyderived from the English word
opponentderived from the Latin word
opponensderived from the Latin word
opponere (oppose; place opposite)
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 Late Latin prefix
ob-using the English suffix
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Word found in Modern English
