Where does “consumable” come from?
Consumable derives from Middle English -able combined with Latin consumō (to use up), itself formed from Latin cum (with) and a root meaning to take.
consumable (English): That is consumed or depleted upon use; That may...
Definitions
- That is consumed or depleted upon use; That may...
Ancestry of “consumable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 2 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 3 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 4 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |