Etymology

cohabitation

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Today it means: An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction. Full definition →

Middle English cohabitacioun ← Old French cohabitacion ← Late Latin cohabitātiō
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromcohabitātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromcohabitacion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcohabitacioun
  4. English todaycohabitation

From Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion and Late Latin cohabitātiō. By surface analysis, co- + habitation.

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