Where does “consultantship” come from?
consultantship (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,...
consultantship (English): The role or position of a consultant
Definitions
- The role or position of a consultant
Ancestry of “consultantship”, step by step
consultantship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English consultant
| 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,... |
via English ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |