Etymology

consound

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Today it means: Any of several healing plants of the genera Symphytum, Consolida, Ajuga, Bellis, etc., especially comfrey. Full definition →

Middle English consoude ← Old English consolde ← Old French consolde
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consound · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcōnsolida“common confrey”
  2. Old French · derived fromconsolde
  3. Old English · inherited fromconsolde
  4. Middle English · inherited fromconsoude
  5. English todayconsound

Inherited from the Middle English consoude, consowde, consol, consold, consaud, consaude, from the Old English consolde, borrowed from the Old French consolde, consoulde, consoude, inherited from the Latin cōnsolida (“common confrey”), so called because of its supposed healing power.

consound · verb2

See confound.

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