English

juxtapositive

From juxta- + positive.

Latin iuxta ‘alongside’

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to settle’

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Proto-Italic *pozinō

Latin pōnō ‘to place’

Latin positīvus ‘positive, settled’

Old French positif

Today it means

adj Relating to juxtaposition.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / juxtapositive