Where does “associative” come from?

Associative comes from English associate, from Latin associo, combining Latin ad- (toward) with a root from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- (to follow).

associative (English): Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised...

Ancestry of “associative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassociateJoined with another or others and having lower...
2Middle Englishassociat
3Latinassociatusassociated
4Latinassocioto join (to), unite or associate (with)
5LatinsocioI unite, join, ally, associate; I share in;...
6Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
7Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
8Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “associative

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-