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Where does “inconsolablement” come from?

inconsolablement (French) comes from French inconsolable, from English consolable, from English console, from French console, from French consoler, from Latin consōlārī, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

inconsolablement (French): inconsolably

Definitions

  1. inconsolably

Ancestry of “inconsolablement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinconsolableinconsolable
2EnglishconsolableAble or likely to be consoled
3EnglishconsoleA stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the...
4Frenchconsolea projection or spur on a wall, generally in the...
5Frenchconsolerto comfort, console
6Latinconsōlārī—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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