Where does “cos.” come from?

cos. (English) comes from English consul, from Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul, from Latin consulere — second-person singular future passive indicative...

cos. (English): Consul in the year —; plural of co

Definitions

  1. Consul in the year —; plural of co

Ancestry of “cos.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconsulEither of the two heads of government and state...
2Middle EnglishconsulRoman consul
3Old EnglishconsulRoman consul
4Latincōnsulconsul: either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic, elected annually
5Latinconsuleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
Every word from Latin consulere