English
conciliate
Conciliate comes from Latin conciliātus ‘united’, from concilium ‘council, meeting’, 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‘council, meeting’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliō‘to unite’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliātus‘united’perfect passive participle of conciliō
- Englishearliest quotation 1790conciliate
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‘council, meeting’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliō‘to unite’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliātus‘united’perfect passive participle of conciliō
- Englishearliest quotation 1790conciliate
Earliest quotation: 1790, Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments; […] In Two Volumes: “Frankneſs and openneſs conciliate confidence. We truſt the man…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’
low, clear, hell, claim, classic, calendar, declare, claire, clarity, haul, classify, clarification, proclamation, clarinet, reclamation, exclamation, squeal, reconciliation, clarion, claret, clamor, clamour, clas, ecclesiastic, ecclesial, 36 more
through Latin calō ‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
through Latin conciliō ‘to unite’
Today it means
verb To acquire, to procure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / conciliate