English word consumption comes from Latin consumo, and later Latin consumptio (Consumption (act of consuming). Employing, use. Wasting.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| consumo | Latin (lat) | (of food) I eat, consume, devour.. (of people) I waste, weaken, enervate.. (of time) I spend, consume, pass.. I consume, devour, waste, squander, use up; annihilate, destroy, bring to naught, kill.. I take wholly or completely. |
| consumptio | Latin (lat) | Consumption (act of consuming). Employing, use. Wasting. |
| consumpcion | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| consumption | English (en) | (pathology) The wasting-away of the human body through disease.. (pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis & other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection &c.. The act of consuming, i.e., burning something.. The act of eating, drinking or using.. The amount consumed. |