English
unconsumptive
Unconsumptive comes from Latin cōnsūmptus ‘consumed, devoured, having been consumed’, from cōnsūmō ‘to take wholly or completely’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-.
- 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, purchase’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmō‘to take wholly or completely’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmptus‘consumed, devoured, having been consumed’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consumptive
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayunconsumptive
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, purchase’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmō‘to take wholly or completely’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmptus‘consumed, devoured, having been consumed’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consumptive
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayunconsumptive
A compound of un- + consumptive
Proto-Indo-European *n̥- ‘not, un-’
Proto-Germanic *un- ‘not, un-’
Proto-West Germanic *un- ‘not, un-’
English un-
Latin sūmptus
English consumptive
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, preemption, emptor, 41 more
through Latin sūmō ‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim,…’
assume, resume, assumption, résumé, sumptuous, 32 more
through Latin cōnsūmō ‘to take wholly or completely’
Today it means
adj Not consumptive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / unconsumptive