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Where does “consultancy” come from?

Consultancy comes from English consultant, derived from French consultant and consulter, with the suffix -ia from Latin and Ancient Greek -ία, combined with the Latin prefix con-.

consultancy (English): A consultant or consulting firm; The services...

Definitions

  1. A consultant or consulting firm; The services...

Ancestry of “consultancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconsultanta person or party that is consulted; a person...
2Frenchconsultantconsulting; consultant; present participle of...
3Frenchconsulterto consult; to refer to
4Latincōnsultō—
5Latincōnsultum—
6Latincōnsultus—
7Latincōnsulō—
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “consultancy”

  • e-consultancy
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