'absumption' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'absumptio,' where 'ab-' meant 'away' and 'sumere' meant 'to take.'

'absumptio' transformed into the Medieval Latin word 'absumptio,' and eventually became the modern English word 'absumption.'

Initially, it meant 'to take away or consume,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the act of consuming or absorbing something.'