putative
The origin and history of putative.
Etymology
First recorded around 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus ("supposed, purported"), from putātus ("thought"), from putō ("to think, to consider, to reckon").
The origin and history of putative.
First recorded around 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus ("supposed, purported"), from putātus ("thought"), from putō ("to think, to consider, to reckon").
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