Etymology

misconsume

M3I1S1C3O1N1S1U1M3E1

Today it means: To consume in an incorrect manner; to consume the wrong amount, the wrong things, or at the wrong place or time. Full definition →

English consume ← Middle English consumen ← Old French consumer
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  11. Proto-Italic*kom
  12. Proto-Italic*kom-
  13. Latincon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  15. Proto-Italic*supo
  16. Latinsub
  17. Latinsub-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
  20. Proto-Italic*emō
  21. Latinemō
  22. Latinsūmō
  23. Latincōnsūmō
  24. Old Frenchconsumer
  25. Middle Englishconsumen
  26. Englishconsume
  27. English todaymisconsume

From mis- + consume.

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