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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
2Latinsūmptus—
3Latinsumō—
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sumptuary”

  • sumptuarily
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →