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Where does “supposably” come from?

supposably (English) comes from English supposable, from English suppose, from Middle English supposen, from Old French supposer, from Latin suppōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.

supposably (English): Able to be supposed or conjectured; Supposedly

Definitions

  1. Able to be supposed or conjectured; Supposedly

Ancestry of “supposably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupposableCapable of being supposed; imaginable
2EnglishsupposeTo take for granted; to conclude, with less than...
3Middle Englishsupposen—
4Old Frenchsupposer—
5Latinsuppōnō—
6Latinpōnō—
7Proto-Italicpoznō—
8Proto-Italicpozinō—
9Proto-Italicsinō—
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