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
- The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike...
Ancestry of “adhesion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | adhésion | adhesion, adherence; subscription |
| 2 | Latin | adhaesio | adhesion; linkage |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |