English
interposit
Interposit comes from Latin interpositus ‘interposed, inserted, introduced’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpositus‘interposed, inserted, introduced’
- Englishearliest quotation 1784-1810interposit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpositus‘interposed, inserted, introduced’
- Englishearliest quotation 1784-1810interposit
Earliest quotation: 1784-1810, William Mitford: “Perinthus becoming the principal key of communication for Athens…”
Every English word from Latin interpositus
Today it means
noun An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin interpositus / interposit