Where does “purported” come from?
Purported comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a past participle suffix indicating a state or condition.
purported (English): Supposed, or assumed to be; Normally assumed to...
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- Supposed, or assumed to be; Normally assumed to...
Ancestry of “purported”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purport | To convey, imply, or profess; To intend; import,... |
| 2 | Middle English | purporten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | purporter | Alternative form of porporter |
| 4 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 5 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |