Etymology

appositio

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Today it means: Addition of an element not syntactically required for purpose of description or explanation. Full definition →

Latin appositiō ← Proto-Italic *pozinō ← Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  8. Proto-Italic*po
  9. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  13. Proto-Italic*sinō
  14. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  15. Latinpōnō
  16. Latinappōnō
  17. Latinappositiō
  18. English todayappositio

Borrowed from Latin appositiō.

Words from the same roots

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apposition

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