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Where does “praesumptuōsus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “praesumptuōsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraesumptiō—
2Latinpraesumptumnominative neuter singular of praesūmptus;...
3LatinpraesumoI presume, "in its separate senses:"
4Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
5Proto-Italicprai-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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