Where does “consultantese” come from?
consultantese (English) comes from English consultant, from French consultant, from French consulter, from Latin cōnsultō, from Latin cōnsultum, from Latin cōnsultus, from Latin cōnsulō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
consultantese (English): Jargon or buzzwords used by consultants
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- Jargon or buzzwords used by consultants
Ancestry of “consultantese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consultant | a person or party that is consulted; a person... |
| 2 | French | consultant | consulting; consultant; present participle of... |
| 3 | French | consulter | to consult; to refer to |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsultō | to consider, reflect, deliberate |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsultum | a response by an oracle to the consultation or inquiry of a deity |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsultus | consulted |
| 7 | Latin | cōnsulō | to consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |