Etymology

sumptuous

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Today it means: Extremely costly; suggesting great expense. Full definition →

Middle French sumptueux ← Latin sumptuōsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsumptuōsus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromsumptueux
  3. English todaysumptuous

From Middle French sumptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from sūmptus (“cost, charge, expense”), from sumō (“to take”) + -tus (noun formation suffix).

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