English
self-consolation
From self- + consolation.
Formed from self- + consolation
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
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Latin pōnō ‘place, put’
Latin dēpōnō ‘to lay, set, put or place aside or away’
Latin cōnsōlātiō
Old French consolacion
English consolation
Today it means
noun The act or practice of comforting or consoling oneself.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “self-consolation”. 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 / self-consolation