coessential

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adjective

Holding the same essence or nature.

OriginEnglish essential ← Late Latin essentiālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivecoessential (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHolding the same essence or nature.
  2. not comparableBeing essential for each other (with something else).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
consubstantial

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
  12. Proto-Italic*ezom~*som
  13. Old Latinesum
  14. Latinsum
  15. Latin*essēns
  16. Latinessentia
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Late Latinessentiālis
  20. Englishessential
  21. Englishcoessential

From co- + essential.

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Translations

Italian coessenziale
  • coessenzialehaving the same essence or nature
Polish współistotny
  • współistotnyhaving the same essence or nature
Romanian coesențial
  • coesențialhaving the same essence or nature
Cite this entry
APA

coessential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coessential

MLA

“coessential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coessential. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coessential,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coessential.

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