Where does “subassumption” come from?
subassumption (English) comes from English assumption, from Middle English assumpcioun, from Medieval Latin assumptio, from Latin assumptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
subassumption (English): A secondary or subsidiary assumption
Definitions
- A secondary or subsidiary assumption
Ancestry of “subassumption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | assumption | The act of assuming, or taking to or upon... |
| 2 | Middle English | assumpcioun | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | assumptio | a taking up |
| 4 | Latin | assumptio | taking, receiving, assumption; adoption |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |