myEtymology.com: English etymology of consumerism

Etymology of the English word consumerism

the English word consumerism

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")

derived from the English word consumer

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word consume

derived 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-

Word found in Modern English