English
presupposition
Presupposition comes from Latin praesuppositio, from praesuppōnō ‘to presuppose’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘put, place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppōnō‘to put, place under’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesuppōnōas praesuppōnere, past participle stem‘to presuppose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesuppositio
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600présupposition
- Englishearliest quotation 1971presupposition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘put, place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppōnō‘to put, place under’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesuppōnōas praesuppōnere, past participle stem‘to presuppose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesuppositio
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600présupposition
- Englishearliest quotation 1971presupposition
Earliest quotation: 1971, Paul Kiparsky, Fact: “For instance: a verb might convey someone's evaluation of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
homeless, compound, suppose, impose, hamlet, bohemian, homely, hame, 51 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
apposite, prepositional, 40 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, posture, situate, compostela, positivism, situs, preposition, 42 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
compost, impost, compositor, 25 more
through Latin pōnō ‘put, place’
post, purpose, positive, opposite, opponent, expose, opposition, propose, composition, dispose, consolation, compose, proposition, repository, exposition, proponent, disposition, deposition, exponent, imposition, expound, posit, pone, 47 more
through Latin suppōnō ‘to put, place under’
Today it means
noun An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / presupposition