council

English

/ˈkaʊn.səl/

noun
Definitions
  • A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
  • Discussion or deliberation.

Etymology

Borrowed from cuncile derived from Old French concile derived from Latin concilium (council, meeting) root from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelh₁-

Gloss

shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise

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Speech and language

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