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affiliate

Today it means: Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things. Full definition →

Medieval Latin affīliātus ← Late Latin adfīliō

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Late Latin · derived fromadfīliō
Medieval Latin · borrowed fromaffīliātus
English todayaffiliate

From Medieval Latin affīliātus, the passive past participle of Late Latin adfīliō, affīliō (“to adopt as son”), from ad- + fīlius + -ō. Equivalent to Latin affīliō + -ate. Compare French affilié (noun).

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