English
assumpsit
Assumpsit comes from Latin assūmō ‘he undertook’, from sūmō ‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘to buy, purchase’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassūmōas assūmpsit‘he undertook’
- Englishtodayassumpsit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘to buy, purchase’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassūmōas assūmpsit‘he undertook’
- Englishtodayassumpsit
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
exempt, pommel, pomade, 57 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
through Latin emō ‘to buy, purchase’
premium, ransom, redemption, redeem, exemption, preemption, emptor, 42 more
through Latin sūmō ‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim,…’
consumer, resume, consume, sumptuous, résumé, consumable, overconsumption, 34 more
Today it means
noun A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / assumpsit