Where does “subhypothesis” come from?
subhypothesis (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
subhypothesis (English): A hypothesis forming part of a larger hypothesis
Definitions
- A hypothesis forming part of a larger hypothesis
Ancestry of “subhypothesis”, step by step
subhypothesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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- | — |