praesumo

Latin

Etymology

prae- +‎ sūmō (I undertake)

Pronunciation

Verb

praesūmō (present infinitive praesūmere, perfect active praesūmpsī, supine praesūmptum); third conjugation

  1. to presume, in its separate senses:
    1. to take before or first
    2. to anticipate
    3. to presuppose
    4. to take for granted

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: presumir
  • English: presume
  • French: présumer
  • Galician: presumir
  • Italian: presumere
  • Portuguese: presumir
  • Spanish: presumir

References

  • praesumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praesumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praesumo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.