Where does “adhere” come from?
Adhere comes from Middle English adheren, from Latin adhaerere, combining the Latin prefix ad- with a root tracing to Proto-Indo-European ád and h₂éd.
adhere (English): To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance...
Definitions
- To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance...
Ancestry of “adhere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | adheren | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | adhaereo | adhere; I cleave or stick to; I cling to, adhere... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |