Where does “conciliator” come from?
Conciliator derives from Latin conciliator, an agent noun from conciliatus, the past participle of conciliare, meaning to bring together or unite, from concilium, an assembly or gathering.
conciliator (English): A person who conciliates
Definitions
- A person who conciliates
Ancestry of “conciliator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | conciliator | counselor, adviser, conciliator; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | conciliō | To unite; to bring together; to reconcile; to conciliate |
| 3 | Latin | concilium | a council; a meeting |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |