Where does “hipotesis” come from?
hipotesis (Cebuano) comes from Spanish hipótesis, from English hypothesis, from Middle French hypothese, from Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις, from Ancient Greek ὑποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό.
hipotesis (Cebuano): hypothesis
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Ancestry of “hipotesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hipótesis | hypothesis |
| 2 | English | hypothesis | Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining... |
| 3 | Middle French | hypothese | hypothesis |
| 4 | Latin | hypothesis | hypothesis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπόθεσις | proposal, proposed action; policy, intention;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑποτίθημι | I set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπο- | under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |