English
consulta
Consulta comes from Italian consulta ‘conference, consultation’, from Latin consultō ‘to consider, reflect, deliberate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- ‘to take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*selh₁-‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*suloreconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsulō‘deliberate, consult’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsultōas cōnsultāre‘to consider, reflect, deliberate’
- Italianc. 1300–presentconsultare‘to consult, see, advise with’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentconsulta‘conference, consultation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1768consulta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*selh₁-‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*suloreconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsulō‘deliberate, consult’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsultōas cōnsultāre‘to consider, reflect, deliberate’
- Italianc. 1300–presentconsultare‘to consult, see, advise with’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentconsulta‘conference, consultation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1768consulta
Earliest quotation: 1768, James Boswell, James & T. O. McLoughlin: “The magistrates of each province also send a procuratour…”
The story
From Italian consulta and Spanish consulta, attested in English since the eighteenth century.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- ‘to take’
through Latin *sulo
through Latin cōnsulō ‘deliberate, consult’
Today it means
noun An official meeting or consultation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- / consulta