Etymology of the Latin word supponere
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
*upoDerivations in Latin
suppositus,
praesupponere,
suppositorius,
suppositio-onisDerivations in other languages
French
supposer, Italian
supporre, Portuguese
supor, Romanian
supuneUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Late Latin
