Where does “sumptuosity” come from?
sumptuosity (English) comes from Latin sumptuōsitās, from Latin sumptuōsus, from Latin sūmptus, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sumptuosity (English): Expensiveness; costliness; sumptuousness
Definitions
- Expensiveness; costliness; sumptuousness
Ancestry of “sumptuosity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sumptuōsitās | — |
| 2 | Latin | sumptuōsus | Very expensive or costly |
| 3 | Latin | sūmptus | assumed, claimed |
| 4 | Latin | sumō | to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate |
| 5 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |