myEtymology.com: French etymology of supposer

Etymology of the French word supposer

the Old French word supposer

derived 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 *upo

English suppose

English suppose, Portuguese suppor, Provençal supponer, Spanish suponer

Word found in Old French