Where does “conseiller” come from?
conseiller (French) comes from Old French conseillier, from Latin consiliator, from Latin cōnsilior, from Latin consilium, from Latin cōnsulō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
conseiller (French): counsellor, advisor; to advise; to counsel
Definitions
- counsellor, advisor; to advise; to counsel
Ancestry of “conseiller”, step by step
conseiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French conseillier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | conseillier | to counsel; to advise |
| 2 | Latin | consiliator | counselor, adviser |
| 3 | Latin | cōnsilior | to consult, take counsel |
| 4 | Latin | consilium | plan, intention, design, purpose; counsel,... |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsulō | to consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Latin consiliari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | consiliari | present active infinitive of cōnsilior |
| 2 | Latin | consilior | I consult, take counsel; I advise, counsel |
| 3 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |