Etymology

cocharacter

C3O1C3H4A1R1A1C3T1E1R1

Today it means: The dual notion to a character; a group homomorphism from the group of units of a field. Full definition →

English character ← Middle English caracter ← Old French caractere
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  9. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  10. Latincharactēr
  11. Old Frenchcaractere
  12. Middle Englishcaracter
  13. Englishcharacter
  14. English todaycocharacter

From co- + character.

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