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Where does “consumption” come from?

Consumption comes from Old French consumpcion, from Latin consumptio, a noun formation from the verb consumere, meaning "to use up or destroy."

consumption (English): The act of eating, drinking or using; The amount...

Definitions

  1. The act of eating, drinking or using; The amount...

Ancestry of “consumption”, step by step

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

Words derived from “consumption”

  • overconsumption
  • underconsumption
  • nonconsumption
  • hyperconsumption
  • reconsumption
  • anticonsumption
  • metaconsumption
  • over-consumption
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