Where does “consulage” come from?
consulage (English) comes from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
consulage (English): A charge or duty paid to a consul
Definitions
- A charge or duty paid to a consul
Ancestry of “consulage”, step by step
consulage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via English consul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consul | Either of the two heads of government and state... |
| 2 | Middle English | consul | Roman consul |
| 3 | Old English | consul | Roman consul |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsul | consul: either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic, elected annually |
| 5 | Latin | consulere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |