Etymology

prosumption

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Today it means: The contribution to product development by end users. Full definition →

English consumption ← Middle English consumpcioun ← Old French consumpcion
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  9. Proto-Italic*doukō
  10. Latindūcō
  11. Latinprōdūcō
  12. Latinprōductiō
  13. Old Frenchproduction
  14. Middle Englishproduccioun
  15. Englishproduction
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  17. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  18. Proto-Italic*kom
  19. Proto-Italic*kom-
  20. Latincon-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  22. Proto-Italic*supo
  23. Latinsub
  24. Latinsub-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
  27. Proto-Italic*emō
  28. Latinemō
  29. Latinsūmō
  30. Latincōnsūmō
  31. Latincōnsūmptiō
  32. Old Frenchconsumpcion
  33. Middle Englishconsumpcioun
  34. Englishconsumption
  35. English todayprosumption

Blend of production + consumption.

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