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Where does “sumptueusement” come from?

sumptueusement (Middle 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-.

Ancestry of “sumptueusement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsumptueux—
2Latinsumptuōsus—
3Latinsūmptus—
4Latinsumō—
5Latinsub-sub-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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