Where does “hypothesist” come from?
hypothesist (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
hypothesist (English): One who proposes or supports a hypothesis
Definitions
- One who proposes or supports a hypothesis
Ancestry of “hypothesist”, step by step
hypothesist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypothesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypothesis | Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining... |
| 2 | Middle French | hypothese | hypothesis |
| 3 | Latin | hypothesis | hypothesis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑπόθεσις | proposal, proposed action; policy, intention;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑποτίθημι | I set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπο- | under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |