Where does “coagulation” come from?

Coagulation comes from Middle French coagulation, from Latin coagulatio, a noun formed with the Latin suffix -tio from the verb ago meaning "to drive" or "to do," ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root h₂eǵ-.

coagulation (English): The precipitation of suspended particles as they...

Definitions

  1. The precipitation of suspended particles as they...

Ancestry of “coagulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcoagulation
2Latincoagulatioa curdling, coagulating
3Latincoāgulōto curdle; make thick, solid
4Latincoāgulumtie, bond, binding agent
5Latincōgōto collect, assemble, gather together
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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