Where does “consultee” come from?

Consultee derives from English consult, from Middle French consulter, from Latin consulto, formed from Latin con- and -atus.

consultee (English): A person who is consulted

Definitions

  1. A person who is consulted

Ancestry of “consultee”, step by step

consultee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English consult

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconsultThe act of consulting or deliberating;...
2Middle Frenchconsulter
3Latincōnsultōto consider, reflect, deliberate
4Latincōnsultuma response by an oracle to the consultation or inquiry of a deity
5Latincōnsultusconsulted
6Latincōnsulōto consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from
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
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-