Etymology of the English word assumption
the English word
assumptionderived from the Latin word
assumptio (adoption; acquisition, assumption)
derived from the Late Latin word
assumptusderived 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 assumption in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
