Where does “consume” come from?
Consume comes from Old French consumer, derived from Latin consumere, formed from the prefix con- meaning "together" and sumere meaning "to take."
consume (English): To use up; To eat; To completely occupy the...
Definitions
- To use up; To eat; To completely occupy the...
Ancestry of “consume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | consumen | — |
Words derived from “consume”