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Where does “hypotetisk” come from?

hypotetisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hypotese, 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-.

hypotetisk (Norwegian Bokmål): hypothetical

Definitions

  1. hypothetical

Ancestry of “hypotetisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhypotesehypothesis
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-—
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