Where does “unsumptuous” come from?

unsumptuous (English) comes from English sumptuous, from Middle French sumptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from Latin sūmptus, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

unsumptuous (English): Not sumptuous

Definitions

  1. Not sumptuous

Ancestry of “unsumptuous”, step by step

unsumptuous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sumptuous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsumptuousMagnificent, luxurious, splendid
2Middle Frenchsumptueuxsumptuous
3LatinsumptuōsusVery expensive or costly
4Latinsūmptusassumed, claimed
5Latinsumōto take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate
6Latinsub-under, sub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-