Etymology

cohesion

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Today it means: State of cohering, or of working together. Full definition →

French cohésion ← Latin cohaesiō ← 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. Latincohaesiō
  9. Frenchcohésion
  10. English todaycohesion

Attested from the late 17th century, borrowed from French cohésion, from Latin cohaesiō, cohaesiōnem.

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