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Where does “cohabitate” come from?

cohabitate (English) comes from English cohabitation, from Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion, from Late Latin cohabitātiō.

cohabitate (English): To cohabit

Definitions

  1. To cohabit

Ancestry of “cohabitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcohabitationAn emotional and physical intimate relationship...
2Middle Englishcohabitacioun—
3Old Frenchcohabitacion—
4Late Latincohabitātiō—
Every word from Late Latin cohabitātiō →