Where does “somptuar” come from?
somptuar (Romanian) comes from French somptuaire, from Latin sumptuarius, from Latin sūmptus, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
somptuar (Romanian): sumptuary
Definitions
- sumptuary
Ancestry of “somptuar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | somptuaire | sumptuary; extravagant |
| 2 | Latin | sumptuarius | sumptuary |
| 3 | Latin | sūmptus | assumed, claimed |
| 4 | Latin | sumō | to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate |
| 5 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |