Etymology

deadhere

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Today it means: To detach (from) Full definition →

English adhere ← Middle English *adheren ← Latin adhaereō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latinadhaereō
  13. Middle English*adheren
  14. Englishadhere
  15. English todaydeadhere

From de- + adhere.

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