English
insume
Insume comes from Latin īnsūmō ‘to spend or expend’, from sūmō ‘take’, 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‘take’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsūmōas insumere‘to spend or expend’
- Englishtodayinsume
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‘take’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsūmōas insumere‘to spend or expend’
- Englishtodayinsume
A compound of insumere + sumere ‘to take’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti
Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
Latin emō ‘to buy, purchase’
Latin sūmō ‘take’
Latin īnsūmō ‘to spend or expend’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
Latin sūmō ‘to take’
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-
Today it means
verb To take in; to absorb.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / insume