Where does “conciliative” come from?
conciliative (English) comes from English conciliate, from Latin conciliātus, from Latin conciliō, from Latin concilium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
conciliative (English): conciliatory
Definitions
- conciliatory
Ancestry of “conciliative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conciliate | To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill... |
| 2 | Latin | conciliātus | united |
| 3 | Latin | conciliō | To unite; to bring together; to reconcile; to conciliate |
| 4 | Latin | concilium | a council; a meeting |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |