Where does “assumptive” come from?
assumptive (English) comes from Latin sūmptus, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
assumptive (English): Held as true or valid without evidence; Forward...
Definitions
- Held as true or valid without evidence; Forward...
Ancestry of “assumptive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sūmptus | — |
| 2 | Latin | sumō | — |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “assumptive”