Etymology

maladherence

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Today it means: A lack of adherence. Full definition →

English adherence ← Middle French adhérence ← Medieval Latin adhaerentia
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)molos?
  3. Proto-Italic*malos
  4. Latinmalus
  5. Latinmale
  6. Old Frenchmal-
  7. Englishmal-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latinadhaereō
  14. Latinadhaerēns
  15. Medieval Latinadhaerentia
  16. Middle Frenchadhérence
  17. Englishadherence
  18. English todaymaladherence

From mal- + adherence.

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