Etymology

consul

con·sul
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Today it means: Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires. Full definition →

Middle English consul ← Old English consul ← Latin cōnsul
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  1. Latin · derived fromcōnsul
  2. Old English · inherited fromconsul
  3. Middle English · inherited fromconsul
  4. English todayconsul

From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.