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Where does “praesumo” come from?

praesumo (Latin) comes from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

praesumo (Latin): I presume, "in its separate senses:"

Definitions

  1. I presume, "in its separate senses:"

Ancestry of “praesumo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
2Proto-Italicprai-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praesumo”

  • presumably
  • presume
  • presumption
  • presumptuous
  • presuming
  • presumptive
  • presumptively
  • presumptuously
  • presumable
  • presumptuousness
  • unpresuming
  • unpresumptuous
  • presumeth
  • presumer
  • presumest
  • presumingly
  • unpresumptuously
  • heir presumptive
  • unpresumptuousness
  • praesumpturus
  • praesumptus
  • praesumendus
  • praesumptivus
  • praesumptio
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