Etymograph

English

proconsul

Proconsul comes from Latin cōnsul ‘a proconsul’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsul1‘a proconsul’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcōnsul2
  3. Englishtodayproconsul2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin proconsul
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English proconsul

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsulWiktionary, Latin proconsul‘a proconsul’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcōnsulWiktionary, English proconsul
  3. EnglishtodayproconsulWiktionary, English proconsul

Linked words

through Latin cōnsul ‘a proconsul’

consulate, consular, 3 more

Today it means

noun A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “proconsul”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin proconsul. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin cōnsul / proconsul

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