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Latin
Etymology
From in- (“in, inside”) + sūmō (“take; consume”).
Pronunciation
Verb
īnsūmō (present infinitive īnsūmere, perfect active īnsūmpsī, supine īnsūmptum); third conjugation
- to spend or expend (money, time, effort)
- to apply, employ or bestow
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- “insumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “insumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- insumo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to spend money on an object: sumptum facere, insumere in aliquid
- to devote money to a purpose: pecuniam insumere in aliquid or consumere in aliqua re
- insumo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Etymology
Influenced by both Latin īnsumus and English input.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -umu
- Hyphenation: in‧su‧mo
Noun
insumo m (plural insumos)
- (economics) input (e.g. raw material, workforce, energy consumption, etc.)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈsumo/
- Rhymes: -umo
- Syllabification: in‧su‧mo
Etymology 1
Deverbal from insumir.
Noun
insumo m (plural insumos)
- (usually in the plural) supplies, materials
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
insumo
- first-person singular present indicative of insumir
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