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Where does “reconsult” come from?

reconsult (English) comes from English consult, from Middle French consulter, from Latin cōnsultō, from Latin cōnsultum, from Latin cōnsultus, from Latin cōnsulō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

reconsult (English): To consult again

Definitions

  1. To consult again

Ancestry of “reconsult”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconsultThe act of consulting or deliberating;...
2Middle Frenchconsulter—
3Latincōnsultō—
4Latincōnsultum—
5Latincōnsultus—
6Latincōnsulō—
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—
15Germankitt—
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,...
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