Etymology

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Today it means: To adhere again. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Latinhaereō
  11. Latinadhaereō
  12. Middle English*adheren
  13. Englishadhere
  14. English todayreadhere

From re- + adhere.

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