Etymology

suppositious

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Today it means: Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake. Full definition →

First used 17th c.New Latin suppositius ← Latin suppositīcius
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  1. Latin · derived fromsuppositīcius
  2. New Latin · derived fromsuppositius
  3. English todaysuppositious

From New Latin suppositius, from Latin suppositīcius.

Words from the same roots

Latinsuppositīcius all →

supposititious

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
  • from 17th c. Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
  • from 17th c. Hypothetical, based on supposition; conjectural.

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