counsel

counsel · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromcōnsilium
2. Old French · derived fromconseil
3. Middle English · inherited fromcounseil
4. English todaycounsel

From Middle English counseil, conseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium, of unknown origin but possibly from either com- + calō (via a phonetic variant of concilium) or cōnsulō.

counsel · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromcōnsilior
2. Old French · derived fromconseiller
3. Middle English · inherited fromcounseilen
4. English todaycounsel

From Middle English counseilen, from Old French conseiller, from Latin cōnsilior, from cōnsilium.

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