Where does “sumptuary” come from?

Sumptuary comes from Latin sumptuarius, derived from Latin sumptus (expense, cost), formed from Latin sub- (under) and the past participle suffix -tus.

sumptuary (English): Relating to expense; regulating expense or...

Definitions

  1. Relating to expense; regulating expense or...

Ancestry of “sumptuary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsumptuariussumptuary
2Latinsūmptusassumed, claimed
3Latinsumōto take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “sumptuary

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-