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Where does “adhesion” come from?

Adhesion comes from French adhésion, derived from Latin adhaesio, meaning a sticking or clinging to something.

adhesion (English): The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike...

Definitions

  1. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike...

Ancestry of “adhesion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchadhésionadhesion, adherence; subscription
2Latinadhaesioadhesion; linkage
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “adhesion”

  • adhesional
  • mucoadhesion
  • antiadhesion
  • deadhesion
  • cytoadhesion
  • coadhesion
  • adhesiotomy
  • adhesionless
  • adhesiolysis
  • adhesionolysis
  • inadhesion
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