Etymology

counteradhesive

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Today it means: That counters adhesion Full definition →

English adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  13. Proto-Italic*ad
  14. Proto-Italic*ad-
  15. Latinad-
  16. Latinhaereō
  17. Latinadhaereō
  18. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  19. Frenchadhésif
  20. Englishadhesive
  21. English todaycounteradhesive

From counter- + adhesive.

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