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Where does “sumptuarius” come from?

sumptuarius (Latin) comes from Latin sūmptus, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sumptuarius (Latin): sumptuary

Definitions

  1. sumptuary

Ancestry of “sumptuarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsūmptus—
2Latinsumō—
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sumptuarius”

  • sumptuary
  • sumptuarily
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