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Where does “counseil” come from?

counseil (Middle English) comes from Old French conseil, from Latin consilium, from Latin cōnsulō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “counseil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconseilpiece of advice
2Latinconsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel,...
3Latincōnsulō—
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “counseil”

  • council
  • counsel
  • counseling
  • councilman
  • counselee
  • councilwoman
  • cocounsel
  • councilmanic
  • councilperson
  • counselleth
  • cybercounseling
  • councilmember
  • counsellest
  • counsellee
  • counseleth
  • counsellable
  • counselest
  • councilism
  • councilist
  • precounsel
  • e-counseling
  • city council
  • anticounseling
  • privy council
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