Etymology

thermoadhesiveness

Today it means: The condition of being thermoadhesive Full definition →

English adhesiveness ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  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. Englishadhesiveness
  16. English todaythermoadhesiveness

From thermo- + adhesiveness.

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