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Where does “console” come from?

console (Italian) comes from French console, from French consoler, from Latin consōlārī, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

console (Italian): consul; console, specifically

Definitions

  1. consul; console, specifically

Ancestry of “console”, step by step

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

Words derived from “console”

  • consola
  • sconsolare
  • arciconsolare
  • sconsolatamente
  • sconsolato
  • consolabile
  • viceconsole
  • consolare
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