Etymology

consoomerism

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Today it means: The state of being a consoomer (someone who displays extreme consumerism, especially slavish consumption of pop culture). Full definition →

English consoomer ← Middle English baby ← Old English *baba
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  7. Proto-Italic*supo
  8. Latinsub
  9. Latinsub-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
  12. Proto-Italic*emō
  13. Latinemō
  14. Latinsūmō
  15. Latincōnsūmō
  16. Old Frenchconsumer
  17. Middle Englishconsumen
  18. Englishconsume
  19. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémt
  21. Proto-Germanic*kwemaną
  22. Proto-West Germanic*kweman
  23. Old Englishcuman
  24. Middle Englishcomen
  25. Englishcome
  26. Englishcum
  27. Englishcoom
  28. Proto-Indo-European*bʰā-
  29. Proto-Germanic*bō-redup.
  30. Proto-Germanic*babô
  31. Proto-West Germanic*babō
  32. Old English*baba
  33. Middle Englishbabe
  34. Middle Englishbaby
  35. Englishbaby
  36. Englishboom
  37. Englishboomer
  38. Englishbaby
  39. Englishboom
  40. Englishbaby boom
  41. Englishbaby boomerellip.
  42. Englishboomerbf.
  43. Englishcoomer
  44. Englishconsume
  45. Englishconsoomer
  46. English todayconsoomerism

From consoomer + -ism.

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