appositicius

Latin

Etymology

From appositus +‎ -īcius. Found in the form ⟨appositicium⟩ in the Dosithean fragment on manumissions. Compare the earlier synonym suppositīcius.

Adjective

appositīcius (feminine appositīcia, neuter appositīcium); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

1. (rare) fake, counterfeit

Descendants

• Old French: apostiz
• Old Italian: apposticcio
  • Italian: posticcio
    • → French: postiche
      • → English: postiche
• Old Occitan: apostitz
• Old Spanish: apostizo
  • Spanish: postizo
• Portuguese: postiço