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Where does “cooperation” come from?

Cooperation derives from French coopération, from Latin cooperatio, formed from the prefix com- (meaning "together") and the verb operari (meaning "to work").

cooperation (English): The act of cooperating; Active help from a...

Definitions

  1. The act of cooperating; Active help from a...

Ancestry of “cooperation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoopérationcooperation
2Middle Frenchcooperationcooperation
3Latincooperatiocooperation
4Portuguesecooperarto cooperate
5Portugueseco-co-
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cooperation”

  • noncooperation
  • protocooperation
  • co-operation
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