Etymograph

English

presumption

Presumption comes from Latin sūmptus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmptus1
  2. Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588presumption1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English presumption
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “Note the preſumption of this Scythian ſlaue: I tel…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmptusWiktionary, English presumption
  2. Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588presumptionWiktionary, English presumption. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “Note the preſumption of this Scythian ſlaue: I tel…”

Linked words

through Latin sūmptus

consumption, sumptuous, consumptive, 6 more

Today it means

noun The act of presuming, or something presumed.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “presumption”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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