Meanings
adjectiveunconsumptive (not comparable)
- not comparableNot consumptive.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- 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
- Latincōnsūmptus
- Middle Englishconsumptive
- Englishconsumptive
- Englishunconsumptive
From un- + consumptive.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unconsumptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconsumptive
MLA
“unconsumptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconsumptive. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconsumptive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconsumptive.
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