ob + ponere, opponere, oppositus [L] opposite [OF] opposit https://www.etymonline.com/word/opposite#etymonline_v_7085 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opposite#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opposite#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opposite#dictionary-entry-3 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opposite#dictionary-entry-4 https://anglo-norman.net/entry/opposite https://latin-dictionary.net/definition/28768/oppositus-opposita-oppositum https://latin-dictionary.net/definition/28763/oppono-opponere-opposui-oppositus