Where does “nonsuppositional” come from?
nonsuppositional (English) comes from English suppositional, from English supposition, from Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-Norman supposicion, from Latin suppositiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonsuppositional (English): Not suppositional
Definitions
- Not suppositional
Ancestry of “nonsuppositional”, step by step
nonsuppositional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suppositional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suppositional | Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural |
| 2 | English | supposition | Something that is supposed; an assumption made to... |
| 3 | Middle English | supposicioun | A proposition or assertion; a statement left to... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | supposicion | — |
| 5 | Latin | suppositiō | substitution |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |