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Where does “déconseiller” come from?

déconseiller (French) comes from French conseiller, from Old French conseillier, from Latin consiliator, from Latin cōnsilior, from Latin consilium, from Latin cōnsulō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

déconseiller (French): to advise against, to not recommend

Definitions

  1. to advise against, to not recommend

Ancestry of “déconseiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconseillercounsellor, advisor; to advise; to counsel
2Old Frenchconseillierto counsel; to advise
3Latinconsiliatorcounselor, adviser
4Latincōnsilior—
5Latinconsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel,...
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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