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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

  1. a person or party that is consulted; a person...

Ancestry of “consultant”, step by step

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

Words derived from “consultant”

  • consultancy
  • consultantship
  • nonconsultant
  • consultantese
  • e-consultant
  • teleconsultant
  • e-consultancy
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