Latin

sum

‘to be, exist’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin sum.

27 English words in this record descend from Latin sum, most familiar first.

• future ← futur ← futūrus
• present ← presenten ← presenter ← praesentō ← praesens
• improve ← emprouwer ← prode ← prōdest ← prōsum
• proud ← prūd ← prod ← prosum
• presence ← praesentia ← praesēns ← praesum
• essential ← essentiālis ← essentia ← *essēns
• represent ← représenter ← repraesentō ← praesentō ← praesens
• pride ← pryde ← prȳde ← prūd ← prod
• absence ← absentia ← absēns ← absum
• representation ← representacioun ← representacion ← repraesentātiō ← repraesentō
• presentation ← praesentātiōnem ← praesentātiō ← praesentō ← praesens
• entity ← entitās ← ēns

More words from sum

• approve
• absent
• prowess
• absentee
• absentia
• prude
• prow
• prosit
• absentation
• abessive
• absit
• deest
• presentaneous
• presentiation
• representamen
• interest

Etymograph / Latin sum