Where does “coemployee” come from?

coemployee (English) comes from English co, from English company, from Middle English companye, from Old French compaignie, from Old French compain, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

coemployee (English): Synonym of coworker

Definitions

  1. Synonym of coworker

Ancestry of “coemployee”, step by step

coemployee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English co

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoClipping of company; they; them
2EnglishcompanyA team; a group of people who work together...
3Middle EnglishcompanyeA company, band, small group, or team of people;...
4Old Frenchcompaigniecompanionship
5Old FrenchcompainAlternative form of compaing; friend; companion
6Latincompāniōcomrade
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English employée

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemployéeA female employee
2EnglishemployThe state of being an employee; employment; The...
3Frenchemploijob; employment; use; need
4Frenchemployerto employ
5Middle Frenchemployerto employ; to use; to make use of
6Old FrenchemploierAlternative form of emploiier
7Latinimplicōto entangle, entwine
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu