Where does “conciliateur” come from?
conciliateur (French) comes from Latin conciliator, from Latin conciliō, from Latin concilium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
conciliateur (French): conciliator, mediator, go-between; conciliatory
Definitions
- conciliator, mediator, go-between; conciliatory
Ancestry of “conciliateur”, step by step
conciliateur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin conciliator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | conciliator | counselor, adviser, conciliator; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | conciliō | To unite; to bring together; to reconcile; to conciliate |
| 3 | Latin | concilium | a council; a meeting |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via French concilier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | concilier | to reconcile; to conciliate |
| 2 | Latin | conciliāre | — |