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Where does “ὑπόθεσις” come from?

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

ὑπόθεσις (Ancient Greek): proposal, proposed action; policy, intention;...

Definitions

  1. proposal, proposed action; policy, intention;...

Ancestry of “ὑπόθεσις”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ὑπόθεσις”

  • hypothesis
  • hypotheses
  • hypothetical
  • hypothesize
  • hypothetically
  • counterhypothesis
  • hypothesizer
  • antihypothetical
  • hypothesis
  • hipótesis
  • hipotético
  • hipotéticamente
  • hipótese
  • hypotetisk
  • hypotese
  • υπόθεση
  • hipotézis
  • hypotetisk
  • hypotese
  • ὑποθετικός
  • hypothese
  • hypothesis
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