over-consumption

See also: overconsumption

English

Alternative forms

• overconsumption

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Germanic *uber

Old English ofer-

Middle English over-

English over-

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 over-consumption

From over- + consumption.

Noun

over-consumption (uncountable)

1. An excessive level of consumption