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Where does “presumptieus” come from?

presumptieus (Old French) comes from Latin praesumptuōsus, 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- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “presumptieus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraesumptuōsus—
2Latinpraesumptiō—
3Latinpraesumptumnominative neuter singular of praesūmptus;...
4LatinpraesumoI presume, "in its separate senses:"
5Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
6Proto-Italicprai-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “presumptieus”

  • presumptuous
  • presumptuously
  • presumptuousness
  • unpresumptuous
  • unpresumptuously
  • unpresumptuousness
  • presumptuous
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