English
nonconsumption
Nonconsumption 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-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émeti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō1‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō1‘to buy, purchase’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō1‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmō1‘to take wholly or completely’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmptiō1‘consumption’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400consumpcion1
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consumpcioun1
- English1500–presentconsumption1
- Englishtodaynonconsumption1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English nonconsumption
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-Wiktionary, English nonconsumption‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émetiWiktionary, English nonconsumptionreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emōWiktionary, English nonconsumption‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemōWiktionary, English nonconsumption‘to buy, purchase’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmōWiktionary, English nonconsumption‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmōWiktionary, English nonconsumption‘to take wholly or completely’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmptiōWiktionary, English nonconsumption‘consumption’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400consumpcionWiktionary, English nonconsumption
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consumpciounWiktionary, English nonconsumption
- English1500–presentconsumptionWiktionary, English nonconsumption
- EnglishtodaynonconsumptionWiktionary, English nonconsumption
A compound of non- + consumption
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
…
Proto-Germanic *nainaz ‘none, nought, zero’
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān ‘no, not any’
Middle English non ‘no, not any’
English non-
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, 53 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
through Latin emō ‘to buy, purchase’
premium, ransom, redeem, redemption, exemption, emptor, preemption, 39 more
through Latin sūmō ‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim,…’
assume, resume, assumption, sumptuous, 32 more
through Latin cōnsūmō ‘to take wholly or completely’
consumer, consume, consumable, 20 more
through English consumption
Today it means
noun The failure to consume
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “nonconsumption”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / nonconsumption