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Etymology of the Latin word suppositorius

the Late Latin word suppositorius

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

Word found in Late Latin