Where does “consultant” come from?
Consultant is an English word derived from French consultant, from French consulter, from Latin consulto meaning "to deliberate or take counsel," composed of the prefix con- meaning "with" and a root of uncertain origin.
consultant (English): a person or party that is consulted; a person...
Definitions
- a person or party that is consulted; a person...
Ancestry of “consultant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | consultant | consulting; consultant; present participle of... |
| 2 | French | consulter | to consult; to refer to |
| 3 | Latin | cōnsultō | to consider, reflect, deliberate |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsultum | a response by an oracle to the consultation or inquiry of a deity |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsultus | consulted |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsulō | to consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |