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Where does “cooperate” come from?

Cooperate comes from Latin cooperatus, the past participle of cooperor, formed from the prefix con- and operari meaning to work together.

cooperate (English): To work or act together, especially for a common...

Definitions

  1. To work or act together, especially for a common...

Ancestry of “cooperate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincooperatus
2LatincooperorI work together with another; I cooperate; I...
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 “cooperate”

  • cooperating
  • noncooperating
  • uncooperating
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