Where does “suppose” come from?

Suppose comes from Middle English supposen, from Old French supposer, from Latin suppono meaning to place under, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suppose (English): To take for granted; to conclude, with less than...

Definitions

  1. To take for granted; to conclude, with less than...

Ancestry of “suppose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsupposen—
2Old Frenchsupposer—
3Latinsuppōnōto put, place under
4Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
5Proto-Italicpoznō—
6Proto-Italicpozinō—
7Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “suppose”

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →