Etymograph

English

reconsumption

Reconsumption comes from Latin cōnsūmptiō ‘consumption’, from cōnsūmō ‘to take wholly or completely’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-1‘to take’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émeti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō1‘to take’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō1‘to buy, purchase’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmō1‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmō1‘to take wholly or completely’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmptiō1‘consumption’
  8. Old Frenchc. 842–1400consumpcion1
  9. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consumpcioun1
  10. English1500–presentconsumption1
  11. Englishtodayreconsumption1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English reconsumption

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-Wiktionary, English reconsumption‘to take’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁émetiWiktionary, English reconsumptionreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emōWiktionary, English reconsumption‘to take’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemōWiktionary, English reconsumption‘to buy, purchase’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūmōWiktionary, English reconsumption‘to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmōWiktionary, English reconsumption‘to take wholly or completely’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsūmptiōWiktionary, English reconsumption‘consumption’
  8. Old Frenchc. 842–1400consumpcionWiktionary, English reconsumption
  9. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consumpciounWiktionary, English reconsumption
  10. English1500–presentconsumptionWiktionary, English reconsumption
  11. EnglishtodayreconsumptionWiktionary, English reconsumption

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’

exempt, pommel, pomade, 53 more

through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’

presume, 44 more

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

overconsumption, 8 more

Today it means

noun The process of consuming again.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reconsumption”. 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.

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