Etymology of the English word consume
the English word
consumederived from the Latin word
consumere (burn up, destroy, kill; devour, swallow up, consume)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
sumere (accept; begin; suppose; take up; begin; suppose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*em-Date
The earliest known usage of consume in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
consumable,
consuming,
consumer,
consumedCognates
Dutch
consumeren, French
consommer, French
consumer, German
konsumieren, Italian
consumare, Latin
consumere, Norwegian
konsumere, Spanish
consumar, Spanish
consumir, Swedish
konsumeraUsage
Word found in Modern English
