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Where does “consigliere” come from?

consigliere (English) comes from Italian consigliere, from Italian consiglio, from Latin consilium, from Latin cōnsulō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

consigliere (English): A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia...

Definitions

  1. A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia...

Ancestry of “consigliere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianconsigliereadviser; councillor
2Italianconsiglioadvice, counsel; council; first-person singular...
3Latinconsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel,...
4Latincōnsulō—
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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