Word: consumption
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
sump
tion
Definition: The wasting away of the human body through disease.
Morphemes:
Affix: consume
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To waste away slowly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: with, together
Affix: sūmō
Language: la
Decoded: sumo
Meaning: take; consume
Affix: -tion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.