Where does “assume” come from?

Assume comes from Latin assumo, formed from the prefix ad- and the root sumō, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- meaning to seize or take.

assume (English): To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise;...

Definitions

  1. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise;...

Ancestry of “assume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinassūmōto take up, receive, adopt, accept, or assume
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “assume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Latin ad- →