Where does “supposititiousness” come from?
supposititiousness (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.
supposititiousness (English): The state or condition of being supposititious
Definitions
- The state or condition of being supposititious
Ancestry of “supposititiousness”, step by step
supposititiousness 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 | — |
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 |