Where does “sumptueux” come from?

sumptueux (Middle French) comes from Latin sumptuōsus, from Latin sūmptus, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sumptueux (Middle French): sumptuous

Definitions

  1. sumptuous

Ancestry of “sumptueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsumptuōsusVery expensive or costly
2Latinsūmptusassumed, claimed
3Latinsumōto take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sumptueux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →