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Summary: The Latin root word *posit* means "placed." This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including op[*posit*]e, com[*posit*]ion, and *posit* itself. The Latin root word *posit* is easily recalled through the word [*posit*]ion, for a "[*posit*]ion" is the way in which you find yourself "placed."