English
reconcile
Reconcile comes from Latin reconciliō ‘to bring together again, reunite, reconcile’, from 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreconciliō‘to bring together again, reunite, reconcile’
- Englishearliest quotation 1693reconcile
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreconciliō‘to bring together again, reunite, reconcile’
- Englishearliest quotation 1693reconcile
Earliest quotation: 1693, John Locke, §2015: “The great men among the ancients understood how to…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’
low, hell, clear, claim, classic, calendar, clarity, haul, claire, declare, clarification, classify, proclamation, clarinet, exclamation, squeal, clarion, reclamation, clamor, clamour, claret, clas, ecclesiastic, ecclesial, 37 more
through Latin calō ‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
through Latin conciliō
through Latin reconciliō ‘to bring together again, reunite, reconcile’
Today it means
verb To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / reconcile