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Etymology of the English word council

the English word council
derived from the Old French word concile
derived from the Latin word concilium (association, society, company; public gathering, meeting; popular assembly; sexual union, coition; close conjunction)
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 calare (to call, inserted or placed between; announce, proclaim; summon; let down, allow to hang free; loosen)
derived from the Greek word chalao, χαλάω (to lower (as into a void))
derived from the Greek word kaleo, καλέω (to 'call' (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise))
derived from the Greek word chalan
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kelə- (to call)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word cuncile
derived from the Latin word concilium (association, society, company; public gathering, meeting; popular assembly; sexual union, coition; close conjunction)
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 calare (to call, inserted or placed between; announce, proclaim; summon; let down, allow to hang free; loosen)
derived from the Greek word chalao, χαλάω (to lower (as into a void))
derived from the Greek word kaleo, καλέω (to 'call' (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise))
derived from the Greek word chalan
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kelə- (to call)

Date

The earliest known usage of council in English dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in English

councilman, councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman

Cognates

Dutch concilie, French concile, German Konzil, Italian concilio, Norwegian konsil, Spanish concilio, Swedish koncilium

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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