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Where does “ὑποθετικός” come from?

ὑποθετικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις, from Ancient Greek ὑποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ὑποθετικός (Ancient Greek): hypothetical; belonging to the subject;...

Definitions

  1. hypothetical; belonging to the subject;...

Ancestry of “ὑποθετικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπόθεσιςproposal, proposed action; policy, intention;...
2Ancient GreekὑποτίθημιI set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to...
3Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
4Ancient Greekὑπό
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ὑποθετικός”

  • hypothetical
  • hypothetically
  • antihypothetical
  • hipotéticamente
  • hipotético
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