Etymology

readhesive

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Today it means: relating to readhesion Full definition →

English adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu
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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. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  13. Frenchadhésif
  14. Englishadhesive
  15. English todayreadhesive

From re- + adhesive.

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