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Where does “hypothese” come from?

hypothese (Middle French) comes from Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις, from Ancient Greek ὑποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hypothese (Middle French): hypothesis

Definitions

  1. hypothesis

Ancestry of “hypothese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhypothesishypothesis
2Ancient Greekὑπόθεσιςproposal, proposed action; policy, intention;...
3Ancient GreekὑποτίθημιI set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to...
4Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
5Ancient Greekὑπό
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “hypothese”

  • hypothesis
  • hypotheses
  • hypothesize
  • counterhypothesis
  • hypothesizer
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