English
consolation
Consolation comes from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from dēpōnō ‘to lay, set, put or place aside or away’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘place, put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpōnōas deponent‘to lay, set, put or place aside or away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsōlātiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400consolacion
- Englishearliest quotation 1543consolation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘place, put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpōnōas deponent‘to lay, set, put or place aside or away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsōlātiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400consolacion
- Englishearliest quotation 1543consolation
Earliest quotation: 1543, Henry VIII of England, The Nynthe Article. The Holy Catholike Churche.: “Moreouer the perfit beleue of this article, worketh in…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
suppose, homeless, compound, impose, hamlet, bohemian, homely, hame, 48 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
apposite, prepositional, 37 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, composition, posture, positivism, supposition, situate, preposition, compostela, situs, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
opposition, proposition, exposition, deposition, disposition, compost, imposition, suppository, impost, compositor, presupposition, 24 more
through Latin pōnō ‘place, put’
post, purpose, positive, position, opposite, opponent, propose, expose, dispose, repository, compose, proponent, exponent, posit, expound, presuppose, pone, 54 more
through Latin dēpōnō ‘to lay, set, put or place aside or away’
Today it means
noun The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / consolation