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Stage 1 of 3
sub ponere
Latin · ancient
"to put under"
to put under, to substitute, from sub- (under) and ponere (to place)
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Stage 2 of 3
supposer
Old French · medieval
"to assume something to be true"
carried into French for assuming something to be true
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Stage 3 of 3
suppose
English · 1300s
"to assume something without proof"
settled as the English word for assuming something without proof
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