hypoto-, under, -thes, to place, 語源的にはthesis, theme, doと同じ。
英語の語源
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.
例文
1. The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
の結果は、彼の情態動詞の使い方に関する仮定を確認した。
2.Her study is based on the hypothesis that language simplification is possible.
彼女の研究は言語に基づいて簡略化できるという仮説に基づいている。
3.We have proved the hypothesis .
この仮説を証明しました。
4.Her hypothesis concerns the role of electromagnetic radiation.
彼女の仮説は電磁放射線の作用に関連している。
5.The new discoveries have falsified that hypothesis .