LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

praesūmptus

praesūmptus m (genitive praesūmptūs)
Classical[prae̯ˈsuːmp.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈs̬ump.tus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinaudacity, temerity, arrogance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraesūmptuspraesūmptūs
genitivepraesūmptūspraesūmptuum
dativepraesūmptuīpraesūmptibus
accusativepraesūmptumpraesūmptūs
ablativepraesūmptūpraesūmptibus
vocativepraesūmptuspraesūmptūs

praesumptus (praesumtus), a, um, Part. and P. a., from praesumo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraesūmptus

Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin praesūmō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin praesūmptus From praesūmō + -tus.

In English words that came into English from praesūmptus

  • presumptuouspraesūmptuōsus

Quick answers

What does praesūmptus mean in Latin?
praesūmptus, a noun, means “audacity, temerity, arrogance”.
What is the genitive of praesūmptus?
The genitive singular is praesūmptūs. praesūmptus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce praesūmptus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈsuːmp.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈs̬ump.tus].
Where does praesūmptus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praesūmptus.