Where does “presumptuos” come from?
presumptuos (Old French) comes from Latin praesumptuosus, from Latin praesumptio, 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 “presumptuos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | praesumptuosus | presumptuous |
| 2 | Latin | praesumptio | presumption; anticipation; obstinacy,... |
| 3 | Latin | praesumptum | nominative neuter singular of praesūmptus;... |
| 4 | Latin | praesumo | I presume, "in its separate senses:" |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “presumptuos”