Etymology of the English word assume
the English word
assumederived from the Latin word
assumereusing the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
sumere (accept; begin; suppose; take up; begin; suppose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*em-Date
The earliest known usage of assume in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
assumable,
assumed,
assumingUsage
Word found in Modern English
