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Where does “supposer” come from?

supposer (Middle French) comes from Old French supposer, from Latin suppōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

supposer (Middle French): to suppose

Definitions

  1. to suppose

Ancestry of “supposer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsupposer—
2Latinsuppōnō—
3Latinpōnō—
4Proto-Italicpoznō—
5Proto-Italicpozinō—
6Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “supposer”

  • supposable
  • supposer
  • présupposition
  • supposition
  • suppose
  • supposer
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