Where does “some” come from?
some (Galician) comes from Galician sumir, from Old Portuguese sumir, from Latin sūmere.
some (Galician): third-person singular present indicative of sumir
Definitions
- third-person singular present indicative of sumir
Ancestry of “some”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | sumir | to submerge; to cause to fall, to trip up; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | sumir | — |
| 3 | Latin | sūmere | — |