hypothesis的词源

英文词源

hypothesis (n.)

1590s, from Middle French hypothese and directly from Late Latin hypothesis, from Greek hypothesis "base, basis of an argument, supposition," literally "a placing under," from hypo- "under" (see sub-) + thesis "a placing, proposition" (see thesis). A term in logic; narrower scientific sense is from 1640s.

中文词源

hypothesis：假说，假设

hypo-,在下，-thes,放置，词源同thesis,theme,do. 即放在下面的，引申词义假说，假设。

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hypothesis：假说，假设，前提

词根词缀： hypo-不足,低,下 + thesis放置

同源词：thesis