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Where does “anticonsumption” come from?

anticonsumption (English) comes from English consumption, from Middle English consumpcioun, from Old French consumpcion, from Latin consumptio, from Latin cōnsūmō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

anticonsumption (English): opposition to consumerism

Definitions

  1. opposition to consumerism

Ancestry of “anticonsumption”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconsumptionThe act of eating, drinking or using; The amount...
2Middle Englishconsumpcioun—
3Old Frenchconsumpcion—
4Latinconsumptioconsumption; wasting; employing, use
5Latincōnsūmō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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