Etymology

reconsumption

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Today it means: The process of consuming again. Full definition →

English consumption ← Middle English consumpcioun ← Old French consumpcion
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  12. Proto-Italic*supo
  13. Latinsub
  14. Latinsub-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
  17. Proto-Italic*emō
  18. Latinemō
  19. Latinsūmō
  20. Latincōnsūmō
  21. Latincōnsūmptiō
  22. Old Frenchconsumpcion
  23. Middle Englishconsumpcioun
  24. Englishconsumption
  25. English todayreconsumption

From re- + consumption.

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