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Where does “hipotéticamente” come from?

hipotéticamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish hipotético, from Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός, 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-.

hipotéticamente (Spanish): hypothetically

Definitions

  1. hypothetically

Ancestry of “hipotéticamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhipotéticohypothetical
2Ancient Greekὑποθετικόςhypothetical; belonging to the subject;...
3Ancient Greekὑπόθεσιςproposal, proposed action; policy, intention;...
4Ancient GreekὑποτίθημιI set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to...
5Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
6Ancient Greekὑπό
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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