Etymology

cohort

co·hort
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Today it means: A group of people supporting the same thing or person. Full definition →

Latin cohors ← Old French cohorte
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cohort · noun, verb1

  1. Old French · derived fromcohorte
  2. Latin · derived fromcohors
  3. English todaycohort

From Latin cohors (stem cohort-); borrowed into Old English as coorta, but reintroduced into Middle English as cōhort and chōors via Old French cohorte. Doublet of court.

CoHort · noun2

Blend of CoHo (“Colleen Hoover”) + cohort.

Words from the same roots

Latincohors all →

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