The story
- Latin · borrowed fromoppōnēns“opposing”
- English todayopponent
Borrowed from Latin oppōnēns (“opposing”), present active participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
opponent
Today it means: One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. Full definition →
Latin oppōnēns