Etymology

unconsumable

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Today it means: Not able to be consumed. Full definition →

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

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

From un- + consume + -able.

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