Where does “sapos” come from?

sapos (Tok Pisin) comes from English suppose, from Middle English supposen, from Old French supposer, from Latin suppōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

sapos (Tok Pisin): if

Definitions

  1. if

Ancestry of “sapos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupposeTo take for granted; to conclude, with less than...
2Middle Englishsupposen—
3Old Frenchsupposer—
4Latinsuppōnōto put, place under
5Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →