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RootLatin
pon/pos
place, put
Latin ponere meant put or place: compose puts pieces together, expose puts something out, and postpone places it after the planned time.
Words built from it
- compose — to put together into a whole
com- (together) + pos (place) - propose — to put forward an idea or plan
pro- (forward) + pos (place) - oppose — to place oneself against
op- (against; form of ob-) + pos (place) - expose — to put out into view
ex- (out) + pos (place) - dispose — to arrange, or to get rid of
dis- (apart, away) + pos (place) - impose — to place a burden or demand on
im- (upon; form of in-) + pos (place) - postpone — to put off until a later time
post- (after) + pon (place)
Looks like it, but is not
- possible — from Latin posse 'to be able' (potis 'able' + esse 'to be'), not from ponere 'to place'
- possess — from Latin possidere ('potis' + sedere 'to sit'), not from ponere 'to place'
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