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Where does “coadjutress” come from?

coadjutress (English) comes from English coadjutor, from Old French coadjuteur, from Latin coadiūtor, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coadjutress (English): A female coadjutor or assistant

Definitions

  1. A female coadjutor or assistant

Ancestry of “coadjutress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoadjutorAn assistant or helper; An assistant to a bishop
2Old Frenchcoadjuteur—
3Latincoadiūtor—
4Latinco-allomorph of con-
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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