Etymology

coincide

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Today it means: To occupy exactly the same space. Full definition →

French coïncider ← Medieval Latin coincidere
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcoincidere
  2. French · borrowed fromcoïncider
  3. English todaycoincide

From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, from in- (“into, to”) + cadere (“to fall, fall down, drop”).

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