English
subsume
Subsume comes from Medieval Latin subsūmere, from Latin sūmō ‘to take’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō‘to take’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500subsūmere
- Englishtodaysubsume
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō‘to take’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500subsūmere
- Englishtodaysubsume
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
exempt, pomade, pommel, 55 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
premium, redemption, ransom, exemption, redeem, presume, preemption, emptor, 46 more
through Latin sūmō ‘to take’
consumer, assume, assumption, resume, consume, sumptuous, résumé, consumable, overconsumption, 32 more
Today it means
verb To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / subsume