Etymology of the Latin word consumere
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-Derivations in Latin
consumptus,
praeconsumere,
consumptibilis,
consumptivusDerivations in other languages
English
consume, French
consumer, Italian
consumere, Portuguese
consumir, Spanish
consumirCognates
Dutch
consumeren, English
consume, French
consommer, French
consumer, German
konsumieren, Italian
consumare, Norwegian
konsumere, Spanish
consumar, Spanish
consumir, Swedish
konsumera
