English
emacity
Emacity comes from Latin emacitas ‘a desire to buy things’, from emax ‘fond of buying’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘to buy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEemax‘fond of buying’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEemacitas‘a desire to buy things’
- Englishearliest quotation 1653emacity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘to buy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEemax‘fond of buying’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEemacitas‘a desire to buy things’
- Englishearliest quotation 1653emacity
Earliest quotation: 1653, Thomas Urquhart, Logopandecteision: “…in some measure I descend to the fashion of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
exempt, pommel, pomade, 55 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
assume, presume, sumptuous, 46 more
through Latin emō ‘to buy’
consumer, premium, resume, assumption, consume, ransom, redemption, exemption, redeem, résumé, consumable, preemption, overconsumption, emptor, 41 more
Today it means
noun Desire or fondness for buying
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / emacity