Where does “supposing” come from?

Supposing derives from English suppose, which comes from Middle English supposen, Old French supposer, and Latin suppono, literally meaning "to put under" from sub and pono.

supposing (English): present participle of suppose; The act of making...

Definitions

  1. present participle of suppose; The act of making...

Ancestry of “supposing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupposeTo take for granted; to conclude, with less than...
2Middle Englishsupposen
3Old Frenchsupposer
4Latinsuppōnōto put, place under
5Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
6Proto-Italicpoznō
7Proto-Italicpozinō
8Proto-Italicsinō

Words derived from “supposing

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō