assumo Latin · revision 7331

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Lucretius|origins=la emō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [asˈsuː.moː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [asˈsuː.mo]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''assūmō''' (present infinitive assūmere, perfect active assūmpsī, supine assūmptum); third conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[ad-]] “to” and [[sūmō]] “to take”, and is also spelled ⟨adsūmō⟩.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Etymonline analyses ⟨sūmō⟩ as ⟨sub⟩ and [[emō]] “to take”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Lucretius, of taking food.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Lucretius 96–55 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to take as an addition, add, and in Ovid to put on, grow, and in Lucretius to take food or drink.^(OLD 2012) It meant to take with one as a companion, as Cicero's legions taken up in Italy, to take possession of, and to assume power, a title, an attitude, an art, or a task.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) From Cicero it meant to adopt, choose, claim for oneself, employ, introduce into an argument, and in logic to take for granted, assume a premiss.^(OLD 2012) It meant to enlist, take as a friend or ally, as in Sallust and Horace, to adopt into a family, and to acquire qualities.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to assume, receive, take, raise.^(Stelten 1995) [[en|assume]] came in the early 15th century, “to arrogate, take upon oneself”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 96–55 BC – Lucretius uses it of taking food.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of adding and of assuming a premiss.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 86–34 BC – Sallust uses it of enlisting.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 15th century – English ''assume'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To take in addition, add; to put on.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To take food or drink.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To take as a companion.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To take possession of; to [[m|en|assume]] power or a role.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To adopt; to claim for oneself.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To enlist; to adopt into a family.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To acquire qualities; to borrow.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(logic)'' To take for granted.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[assūmptiō]]

+ * [[assūmptīvus]]

+ * [[assumptus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[sūmō]]

+ * [[cōnsūmō]]

+ * [[en|assume]]

+ * [[en|assumption]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}