Etymology of the English word suppository
the English word
suppositoryderived from the Old French word
suppositoriederived from the Latin word
suppositoriumderived from the Latin word
suppositusderived 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
*upoderived from the Late Latin word
suppositoriusderived 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 suppository in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
