English
consideration
Consideration comes from Latin cōnsīderātiō ‘gaze, inspection’, from Proto-Italic *kom- ‘together’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsīderō‘to examine, look at or inspect, survey’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsīderātiō‘gaze, inspection’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400consideracion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consideracioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1850consideration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsīderō‘to examine, look at or inspect, survey’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsīderātiō‘gaze, inspection’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400consideracion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consideracioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1850consideration
Earliest quotation: 1850, Charles Dickens: “In consideration of the day and hour of my…”
Equivalent to consider + -ation
Latin cōnsīderō ‘to examine, look at’
Middle French considerer
Middle English consideren ‘to consider’
English consider
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱe ‘Deictic particle, here’
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’
among, gain, comply, hind, likeness, kata, limbed, 32 more
through Proto-Italic *kom ‘with, along, at’
through Proto-Italic *kom- ‘together’
conference, competition, counter, concrete, consistent, con, commodity, compulsory, compel, contra, concierge, condiment, connotation, condescend, 15 more
Today it means
noun The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm / consideration