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Where does “somptueux” come from?

somptueux (French) comes 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-.

somptueux (French): sumptuous

Definitions

  1. sumptuous

Ancestry of “somptueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsumptueux—
2Latinsumptuōsus—
3Latinsūmptus—
4Latinsumō—
5Latinsub-sub-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “somptueux”

  • sumptuous
  • sumptuously
  • scrumptious
  • sumptuousness
  • sumptuosity
  • scrumptiously
  • scrumptiousness
  • unscrumptious
  • somptuosité
  • somptueusement
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