English
malapposition
From mal- + apposition.
Formed from mal- + apposition
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
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Latin appōnō ‘to put near’
Latin appositiō
Middle French apposition
Middle English apposicioun ‘the act of adding or utilising’
English apposition
Today it means
noun Incorrect or poor apposition
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / malapposition