Where does “somptuaire” come from?

somptuaire (French) comes from Latin sumptuarius, from Latin sūmptus, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

somptuaire (French): sumptuary; extravagant

Definitions

  1. sumptuary; extravagant

Ancestry of “somptuaire”, 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 “somptuaire

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