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Where does “consound” come from?

consound (English) comes from Middle English consoude, from Old English consolde, from Old French consolde, from Latin consolida, from Latin cōnsolidō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

consound (English): Any of several healing plants of the genera...

Definitions

  1. Any of several healing plants of the genera...

Ancestry of “consound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishconsoude—
2Old Englishconsolde—
3Old Frenchconsolde—
4LatinconsolidaAlternative form of cōnferva; second-person...
5Latincōnsolidō—
6Latincōn-—
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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