Etymology

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Today it means: To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. Full definition →

Middle English *adheren ← Latin adhaereō ← Proto-Italic *ad-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Latinhaereō
  6. Latinadhaereō
  7. Middle English*adheren
  8. English todayadhere

From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”, present participle)), from Latin adhaerēre, adhaesum: ad (“to”) + haerēre (“to stick”). Compare French adhérer.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.