Consumption
/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/noun
The act of consuming, especially food or resources.
Did you know?The term 'consumption' was historically used to describe tuberculosis, as it seemed to consume the body from within, leading to its haunting association with death.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kom-
“With, together”
Latin
Latin
consumptio
“The act of using up or wasting away”
Old French
Old French
consumcion
“The process of taking in or depleting resources”
14th Century
Middle English
consumpcioun
“The act of consumption, especially in a physical or metaphorical sense”
Modern English
English
consumption
“The general act of consuming, with both literal and metaphorical connotations”
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