English
concelho
Concelho comes from Portuguese concelho ‘county, municipality’, from Latin concilium ‘a council’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to call out to’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kalō‘to call’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalō‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcilium‘a council’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500concelho
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form‘county, municipality’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to call out to’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kalō‘to call’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalō‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcilium‘a council’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500concelho
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form‘county, municipality’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’
low, clear, claim, hell, classic, calendar, declare, claire, clarity, haul, clarification, classify, reconciliation, proclamation, clarinet, reclamation, exclamation, squeal, claret, clarion, clamor, clamour, clas, ecclesiastic, ecclesial, 35 more
through Latin calō ‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
through Latin concilium ‘a council’
Today it means
noun A county or municipality in Portugal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / concelho