Where does “association” come from?
Association derives from Latin associatio, formed from the Latin verb associo combining ad- with a root related to Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-, meaning to follow or accompany.
association (English): The act of associating; The state of being...
Definitions
- The act of associating; The state of being...
Ancestry of “association”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | associātiō | association |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “association”
- soccer
- associational
- disassociation
- associationism
- associationist
- reassociation
- associationistic
- photoassociation
- nonassociation
- preassociation
- antiassociation
- misassociation
- nonsoccer
- Socceroo
- soccerlike
- magnetoassociation
- asszociáció
- freedom of association
- riding association
- association football
- anociassociation
- associogram
- autoassociation
- bioassociation