myEtymology.com: English etymology of consternate

Etymology of the English word consternate

the English word consternate

derived from the Latin word consternatio (confusion, dismay, shock)

derived from the Latin word consternatus (dismayed, confused, confounded)

derived from the Latin word consternare (confound, shock, confuse; overcome; stretch, lay out upon the ground)

derived from the Latin word consternere (strew, cover, spread)

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 Latin word sternere (spread, strew, scatter)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

derived from the Latin word constenere

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 Latin word sternere (spread, strew, scatter)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

derived from the Latin word sternare

The earliest known usage of consternate in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English