Etymology of the English word consumption
the English word
consumptionderived from the French word
consumptionderived from the Latin word
consumptio (consumption, process of consuming or wearing away; wasting)
derived from the Latin word
consumptusderived 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 consumption in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
