Etymology

coherence

co·her·ence
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Today it means: The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency. Full definition →

Middle French coherence ← Latin cohaerentia ← Proto-Italic *kom-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinhaereō
  7. Latincohaereō
  8. Latincohaerēns
  9. Latincohaerentia
  10. Middle Frenchcoherence
  11. English todaycoherence

From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence.

Words from the same roots

Latincohaerentia all →

coherency

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