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
- opposition to consumerism
Ancestry of “anticonsumption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consumption | The act of eating, drinking or using; The amount... |
| 2 | Middle English | consumpcioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | consumpcion | — |
| 4 | Latin | consumptio | consumption; wasting; employing, use |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsūmō | to take wholly or completely |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |