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Where does “coextend” come from?

coextend (English) comes from English extend, from Middle English extenden, from Old French estendre, from Latin extendere, from Latin extendo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex — resin, gum; to say, speak.

coextend (English): To extend along with another

Definitions

  1. To extend along with another

Ancestry of “coextend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextendTo increase in extent; To possess a certain...
2Middle Englishextenden—
3Old Frenchestendreto stretch, extend or spread
4Latinextenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinextendoI stretch or thrust out; I extend, prolong or...
6Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
7LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
8LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9Latincommūnicō—
10Latincommūnis—
11Old Latincom(m)oinis—
12Proto-Italickommoinis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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