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 Frenchsumptueuxsumptuous
2LatinsumptuōsusVery expensive or costly
3Latinsūmptusassumed, claimed
4Latinsumōto take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate
5Latinsub-under, sub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “somptueux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →