hyperconsumption

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der.

Proto-Italic *emō

Latin emō

Latin sūmō

Latin cōnsūmō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin cōnsūmptiōder.

Old French consumpcionbor.

Middle English consumpcioun

English consumption

English hyperconsumption

From hyper- + consumption.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌmpʃən

Noun

hyperconsumption (uncountable)

1. Excessive consumption of goods (as a sociological phenomenon).