Etymology of the English word suppose
the English word
supposederived from the Old French word
supposerderived from the Latin word
supponere (place under; substitute; suppose)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of suppose in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
supposed,
supposingCognates
French
supposer, Portuguese
suppor, Provençal
supponer, Spanish
suponerUsage
Word found in Modern English
