council

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*selh₁-“take, grab”
2. Latin · derived fromcōnsilium“plan, intention, design, purpose”
3. Old French · derived fromconseil“advice, deliberation, thought”
4. Middle English · inherited fromcounseil“meeting, conference, commune”
5. English todaycouncil

Inherited from Middle English counseil (“meeting, conference, commune”), from Old French conseil (“advice, deliberation, thought”), from Latin cōnsilium (“plan, intention, design, purpose”), from cōnsulō (“consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from, deliberate, reflect”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“take, grab”).

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