position

The story

1. Latin · derived frompositiō“a putting, position”
2. Old French · derived fromposicion
3. Middle English · inherited fromposicioun
4. English todayposition

From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō (“a putting, position”), from positus (“placed, situated”), past participle of pōnō (“to place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.