consultant

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcōnsultāre“to deliberate, consult”
2. French · derived fromconsultant
3. English todayconsultant

From French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulere, of uncertain origin.