Etymology

consummate

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Middle English consummat(e) ← Latin cōnsummātus
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consummate · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromcōnsummātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromconsummat(e)“(past participle) fulfilled, completed; (adjective) perfect, consummate”
  3. English todayconsummate

First attested in the beginning of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consummat(e) (“(past participle) fulfilled, completed; (adjective) perfect, consummate”), borrowed from Latin cōnsummātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsummō (“to sum up, finish, complete”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + summa (“a sum”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see sum, summation. Common participial usage up until Early Modern English.

consummate · verb2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromconsummātus
  2. Middle English · inherited from*consummaten
  3. English todayconsummate

First attested in c. 1525; either inherited from Middle English *consummaten (only attested in compound tenses) or directly borrowed from Latin consummātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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