Opposite
/ˈɒpəzɪt/noun
Placed or lying directly across from something; completely contrary or different.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *opponere*, a verb used for physically placing one thing in front of another, and later for setting ideas in direct opposition.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*stā-
“to stand”
Latin
Latin
ponere
“to place, put”
Classical Latin
Latin
opponere
“to place against, oppose”
Late Latin
Latin
oppositus
“set against, contrary”
Middle English
English
opposite
“set against; facing across from”