consolation

Meaning

Noun

• The act of consoling.
• The prize or benefit for the loser.
• A consolation goal.

Origin

• From Old French consolacion (French consolation), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). consolatio.