coercion

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcoërcitiō“magisterial coercion”
2. Old French · derived fromcohercion
3. Middle English · inherited fromcohercioun
4. English todaycoercion

Inherited from Middle English cohercioun, from Old French cohercion, from Latin coërcitiō (“magisterial coercion”), from past participle coercitus of coërceō (“to restrain, coerce”), from co- (“with”) + arceō (“to shut in, enclose”); see coerce.