English
sumption
Sumption comes from Latin sumptio, from sumo ‘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 CEsumo‘to take’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsumptio
- Englishearliest quotation 1653sumption
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 CEsumo‘to take’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsumptio
- Englishearliest quotation 1653sumption
Earliest quotation: 1653, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor: “Now St. Clement, proving by Christ's sumption of the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
exempt, pommel, pomade, 58 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
premium, ransom, redeem, presume, redemption, exemption, emptor, preemption, 49 more
through Latin sumo ‘to take’
assume, consumer, resume, consume, résumé, consumable, 35 more
Today it means
noun A taking.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / sumption