Etymology

association

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Today it means: The act of associating. Full definition →

Latin associātiō ← Proto-Italic *sokjos ← Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  9. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  10. Latinsokios
  11. Latinsocius
  12. Latinsociō
  13. Latinassociō
  14. Latinassociātiō
  15. English todayassociation

From Latin associātiō, from associō (perhaps via French association). Morphologically associate + -ion. The Philippine sense is a calque of Spanish gremio.

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