Etymograph

English

supposal

Supposal comes from Anglo-Norman supposaille.

  1. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400supposaille1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1665supposal1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English supposal
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographica: “[W]e may, if we attentively consider and examine it,…”.

Lineage

  1. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400supposailleWiktionary, English supposal
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1665supposalWiktionary, English supposal. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographica: “[W]e may, if we attentively consider and examine it,…”

Equivalent to suppose + -al

Old French poser ‘to place’

Old French supposer ‘to suppose’

Middle English supposen

English suppose

Every English word from Anglo-Norman supposaille

Today it means

noun The act of supposing; supposition.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “supposal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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