Where does “kkonsla” come from?
kkonsla (Maltese) comes from Italian consolare, from Italian console, from French console, from French consoler, from Latin consōlārī, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kkonsla (Maltese): to console
Definitions
- to console
Ancestry of “kkonsla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | consolare | consular; to console, comfort |
| 2 | Italian | console | consul; console, specifically |
| 3 | French | console | a projection or spur on a wall, generally in the... |
| 4 | French | consoler | to comfort, console |
| 5 | Latin | consōlārī | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |