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Where does “assumptively” come from?

assumptively (English) comes from English assumptive, from Latin sūmptus, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

assumptively (English): In an assumptive manner

Definitions

  1. In an assumptive manner

Ancestry of “assumptively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassumptiveHeld as true or valid without evidence; Forward...
2Latinsūmptus—
3Latinsumō—
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →