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Where does “suppositorium” come from?

suppositorium (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin suppositorius, from Latin suppōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

Ancestry of “suppositorium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuppositoriusplaced beneath
2Latinsuppōnō—
3Latinpōnō—
4Proto-Italicpoznō—
5Proto-Italicpozinō—
6Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “suppositorium”

  • suppository
  • suppositorie
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