Etymology

adhesive

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Today it means: Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. Full definition →

French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu ← Latin adhaereō
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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. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  8. Frenchadhésif
  9. English todayadhesive

From French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from adhaereō (supine adhaesum); see adhere.

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