English
hyperconsumption
Hyperconsumption comes from Latin cōnsūmptiō ‘consumption’, from cōnsūmō ‘to take wholly or completely’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-1‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émeti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō1‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō1‘to buy, purchase’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō1‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmō1‘to take wholly or completely’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmptiō1‘consumption’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400consumpcion1
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consumpcioun1
- English1500–presentconsumption1
- Englishtodayhyperconsumption1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English hyperconsumption
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-Wiktionary, English hyperconsumption‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émetiWiktionary, English hyperconsumptionreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emōWiktionary, English hyperconsumption‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemōWiktionary, English hyperconsumption‘to buy, purchase’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmōWiktionary, English hyperconsumption‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmōWiktionary, English hyperconsumption‘to take wholly or completely’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmptiōWiktionary, English hyperconsumption‘consumption’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400consumpcionWiktionary, English hyperconsumption
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consumpciounWiktionary, English hyperconsumption
- English1500–presentconsumptionWiktionary, English hyperconsumption
- EnglishtodayhyperconsumptionWiktionary, English hyperconsumption
A compound of hyper- + consumption
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Latin sūmō ‘take; consume’
Latin cōnsūmō ‘to consume’
Latin cōnsūmptiō
Old French consumpcion
Middle English consumpcioun
English consumption
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
exempt, pommel, pomade, 55 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
through Latin emō ‘to buy, purchase’
premium, ransom, redeem, redemption, exemption, emptor, preemption, 41 more
through Latin sūmō ‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim,…’
assume, resume, assumption, sumptuous, résumé, 32 more
through Latin cōnsūmō ‘to take wholly or completely’
consumer, consume, consumable, 20 more
through English consumption
Today it means
noun Excessive consumption of goods (as a sociological phenomenon).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / hyperconsumption