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positus.

situation, position; arrangement;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɔ.sɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔː.s̬i.tus]
  1. a position

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. a situation, disposition, order, arrangement

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin positus From pōnō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[ˈpɔ.sɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔː.s̬i.tus]
  1. located; placed; situated; arranged

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. ordained

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  3. put down; set down; set

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of pōnō (“to place; to put”). Equivalent to po- + situs.

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