Etymology of the English word opposite
the English word
oppositederived from the Old French word
oppositederived from the Latin word
oppositus (opposing; intervention; opposite; against)
derived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
