Where does “consultation” come from?
Consultation comes from Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio, a noun formed with the suffix -tio (from Proto-Indo-European -ti-) added to the root con- meaning "together."
consultation (English): The act of consulting; A conference for the...
Definitions
- The act of consulting; A conference for the...
Ancestry of “consultation”, step by step
consultation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English consult
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consult | The act of consulting or deliberating;... |
| 2 | Middle French | consulter | — |
| 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,... |
via Middle French consultation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | consultation | — |
| 2 | Latin | consultatio | deliberation, consideration, consultation;... |