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Where does “cohort” come from?

Cohort comes from Latin cohors, formed from the prefix co- meaning "together," originally denoting a group united or enclosed together.

cohort (English): A group of people supporting the same thing or...

Definitions

  1. A group of people supporting the same thing or...

Ancestry of “cohort”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cohort”

  • subcohort
  • intercohort
  • intracohort
  • multicohort
  • cohorted
  • infracohort
  • supercohort
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