Where does “supposititiously” come from?
supposititiously (English) comes from English supposititious, from Latin suppositicius, from Latin suppositus, from Latin suppōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
supposititiously (English): In a supposititious manner
Definitions
- In a supposititious manner
Ancestry of “supposititiously”, step by step
supposititiously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supposititious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supposititious | Spurious; substituted for the genuine,... |
| 2 | Latin | suppositicius | substituted (put in place of another) |
| 3 | Latin | suppositus | subjected |
| 4 | Latin | suppōnō | to put, place under |
| 5 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |