Etymology

unadherent

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Today it means: Synonym of nonadherent. Full definition →

English adherent ← Middle English adherent ← Old French adherent
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latinadhaereō
  14. Latinadhaerēns
  15. Old Frenchadherent
  16. Middle Englishadherent
  17. Englishadherent
  18. English todayunadherent

From un- + adherent.

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