Etymology of the English word surmise
the English word
surmisederived from the Old French word
surmisederived from the Old French word
surmettrederived from the Old French word
mettrederived from the Old French word
sur-using the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperDate
The earliest known usage of surmise in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
presurmise,
surmised,
surmisingUsage
Word found in Modern English
