sum / sumpt
to take, assume
Latin · sumere / sumptus
Latin sumere 'to take', past form sumptus. Sump- words show taking something in: assume takes on, consume takes up completely, presume takes for granted, resume takes up again.
Memory trick
SUMo wrestler SUMs up by taking: assume, consume and resume all TAKE something.
Words from this root
- assume (as + sume) — to take as trueमान लेना
- assumption (as + sumpt + ion) — a thing taken as trueमान्यता, धारणा
- consume (con + sume) — to use up completelyउपभोग करना, खा जाना
- consumer (consume + r) — person who buys and uses goodsउपभोक्ता
- consumerism (consumer + ism) — belief in buying more goodsउपभोक्तावाद
- consumption (con + sumpt + ion) — the using up of goodsउपभोग, खपत
- presume (pre + sume) — to take for grantedमान लेना, अनुमान लगाना
- presumptive (pre + sumpt + ive) — based on likely beliefसंभावित, अनुमानित
- resume (re + sume) — to begin againदोबारा शुरू करना
- resumption (re + sumpt + ion) — a beginning againपुनः आरंभ
- subsume (sub + sume) — to include under a larger groupसमाहित करना
- sumptuous (sumpt + uous) — rich and costlyभव्य, महँगा