Meanings
nounautoconsumption (uncountable)
- uncountableagricultureThe consumption by oneself of the goods that one has produced.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
- Proto-Italic*emō
- Latinemō
- Latinsūmō
- Latincōnsūmō
- Latincōnsūmptiō
- Old Frenchconsumpcion
- Middle Englishconsumpcioun
- Englishconsumption
- Englishautoconsumption
From auto- + consumption.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with autoconsumption
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
autoconsumption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoconsumption
MLA
“autoconsumption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoconsumption. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoconsumption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoconsumption.
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