English
assumptio
Assumptio comes from Latin assūmptiō ‘taking, receiving, assumption’, from emō ‘to buy, purchase’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’.
- 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 CEassūmō‘to take up, receive, adopt, accept, or assume’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassūmptiō‘taking, receiving, assumption’
- Englishtodayassumptio
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 CEassūmō‘to take up, receive, adopt, accept, or assume’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassūmptiō‘taking, receiving, assumption’
- Englishtodayassumptio
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, redeem, redemption, exemption, preemption, emptor, 42 more
through Latin sūmō ‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim,…’
consumer, resume, consume, résumé, sumptuous, consumable, overconsumption, 34 more
Today it means
noun The introduction of a proposition into a speech, especially an extraneous one.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / assumptio