myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of positivo

Etymology of the Spanish word positivo

the Spanish word positivo

derived from the Latin word positivus (positive)

derived from the Latin word positus (placed; situation, position; arrangement)

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-