Where does “assumption” come from?
Assumption comes from Middle English assumpcioun, from Latin assumptio, meaning the act of taking up or adopting.
assumption (English): The act of assuming, or taking to or upon...
Definitions
- The act of assuming, or taking to or upon...
Ancestry of “assumption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | assumpcioun | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | assumptio | a taking up |
| 3 | Latin | assumptio | taking, receiving, assumption; adoption |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |