Etymology of the English word consort
the English word
consortderived from the Old French word
consortderived from the Latin word
consors (sharer; partner, associate; sharing inheritance, property; shared)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
sors (lot, fate; oracular response)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ser-derived from the Latin word
consortusderived from the Medieval Latin word
sors (lot, fate; oracular response)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ser-Date
The earliest known usage of consort in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
consorted,
consortingCognates
Danish
konsorter, Dutch
consorten, French
consort, German
Konsorten, Norwegian
konsorterUsage
Word found in Modern English
