| 1 | English | associative | Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised... |
| 2 | English | associate | Joined with another or others and having lower... |
| 3 | Middle English | associat | — |
| 4 | Latin | associatus | associated |
| 5 | Latin | associo | I join , unite or associate |
| 6 | Latin | socio | I unite, join, ally, associate; I share in;... |
| 7 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |