Where does “suppositiousness” come from?
suppositiousness (English) comes from English suppositious, from New Latin suppositius, from Latin suppositicius, from Latin suppositus, from Latin suppōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
suppositiousness (English): The state or condition of being suppositious
Definitions
- The state or condition of being suppositious
Ancestry of “suppositiousness”, step by step
suppositiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suppositious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suppositious | Spurious; substituted for the genuine,... |
| 2 | New Latin | suppositius | — |
| 3 | Latin | suppositicius | substituted (put in place of another) |
| 4 | Latin | suppositus | subjected |
| 5 | Latin | suppōnō | to put, place under |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |