Where does “emption” come from?

Emption derives from Latin emptio, a noun formed from the suffix -tio attached to a Proto-Indo-European root -ti- expressing action or state.

emption (English): The act of buying

Definitions

  1. The act of buying

Ancestry of “emption”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēmptiōthe act of buying or purchasing, purchase
2Latinēmptusbought; purchased
3LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
4Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “emption”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Italic emō →Every word from Latin emo →