Etymograph

English

reconciliatory

Reconciliatory comes from Latin reconciliō ‘to bring together again, reunite, reconcile’, from conciliō ‘unite, connect’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-1‘to call out to’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kalō1‘to call’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalō1‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcilium1‘a council’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliō1‘unite, connect’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEreconciliō2as reconciliāt‘to bring together again, reunite, reconcile’
  7. Englishtodayreconciliatory2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin reconcilio
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English reconciliatory

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-Wiktionary, Latin reconcilio‘to call out to’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kalōWiktionary, Latin reconcilio‘to call’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalōWiktionary, Latin reconcilio‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliumWiktionary, Latin reconcilio‘a council’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliōWiktionary, Latin reconcilio‘unite, connect’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEreconciliōWiktionary, English reconciliatoryas reconciliāt‘to bring together again, reunite, reconcile’
  7. EnglishtodayreconciliatoryWiktionary, English reconciliatory

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’

low, clear, hell, claim, classic, calendar, clarity, haul, claire, declare, classify, clarification, proclamation, clarinet, exclamation, squeal, clarion, reclamation, claret, clamour, clamor, clas, ecclesiastic, ecclesial, 37 more

through Latin calō ‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’

counsel, 10 more

through Latin conciliō ‘unite, connect’

conciliar, 5 more

through Latin reconciliō ‘to bring together again, reunite, reconcile’

irreconcilable, 1 more

Today it means

adj That reconciles.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reconciliatory”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin reconcilio. 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 / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / reconciliatory

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