Where does “kaunsela” come from?
kaunsela (Tok Pisin) comes from English counselor, from Old French conseillier, from Latin consiliator, from Latin cōnsilior, from Latin consilium, from Latin cōnsulō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kaunsela (Tok Pisin): counselor
Ancestry of “kaunsela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | counselor | A professional who counsels people, especially on... |
| 2 | Old French | conseillier | to counsel; to advise |
| 3 | Latin | consiliator | counselor, adviser |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsilior | — |
| 5 | Latin | consilium | plan, intention, design, purpose; counsel,... |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsulō | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |