Where does “consolator” come from?

consolator (Romanian) comes from French consolateur, from Latin consolator, from Latin cōnsōlor, 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,...

consolator (Romanian): consolatory

Definitions

  1. consolatory

Ancestry of “consolator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconsolateurconsoler, sympathizer, reliever; consolatory
2Latinconsolatorone who consoles, comforter; second-person...
3Latincōnsōlorto console
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
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
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...
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