Latin · root
ponere
put, place
Forms
- pon-
- posit- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘placed.’
Origin
Disputed. Proposals connect it either with older elements meaning ‘away’ and ‘leave,’ or with an Indo-European root meaning ‘settle; dwell.’
Note
Some French forms arose from a verb meaning ‘rest’ or ‘pause’ but acquired meanings under this root’s influence.
Words sharing this root
componentA part that makes up a larger whole.compositeA whole made from different parts or materials.compositionThe combining of elements into a unified work.compostDecayed organic matter used to enrich soil, or making it from organic waste.compoteFruit prepared by cooking or preserving it in syrup.compoundTo combine separate elements into a larger whole.deponentA person who gives testimony under oath, especially in a deposition.depositSomething put down and left in a place or another's keeping.depositionThe placing or settling of something in a location.depositionSworn testimony taken outside court for later legal use.depositionThe removal of a ruler or official from power.disposeTo finish dealing with something by removing or settling it.disposeTo place something in a particular arrangement.dispositionThe way things are placed or distributed.dispositionA person's usual way of feeling and behaving.dispositionThe final handling of a matter or property.exponentA number or symbol indicating the power to which a quantity is raised.exponentA person who represents an idea through words or actions.exposeTo make hidden information known.expositionAn explanation that presents the information needed to understand something.expositionA large public exhibition or fair.expoundTo explain an idea or theory in detail.impostorSomeone who assumes a false identity or falsely claims a role or status.opponentA person or side acting against another.oppositeSituated across from or facing something.oppositionResistance to someone or something.oppositionAn alignment in which two celestial bodies appear on opposite sides of the sky.positTo put forward an assumption or proposition, or the proposition put forward.positionThe location or arrangement of someone or something relative to its surroundings.positionA job or assigned role in an organization.positiveFavorable or encouraging in attitude or effect.positiveHaving electric charge opposite to that of an electron.positiveStated clearly and without uncertainty.positiveIndicating that a tested condition or substance is present.positiveGreater than zero.positiveA photographic image with light and dark areas matching the original scene.postponePut off until a later time.postureAn adopted arrangement or bearing of the body.presuppositionAn assumption taken for granted before reasoning or speaking.proponentA person who supports an idea, plan, or cause.propoundTo present an idea for consideration.provostA senior official governing an institution or community.provostAn officer responsible for military policing.repositoryA place or source where things or information are stored.suppositionA belief or idea accepted as possible without certain proof.suppositoryA small solid dose of medicine inserted into a body opening to dissolve or melt.transposeto change the position, order, or arrangement of somethingtranspositionThe act of moving or rearranging something into a different position, order, or form.