Where does “coreferent” come from?
coreferent (English) comes from English co, from English company, from Middle English companye, from Old French compaignie, from Old French compain, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
coreferent (English): Referring to the same thing
Definitions
- Referring to the same thing
Ancestry of “coreferent”, step by step
coreferent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English co
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | co | Clipping of company; they; them |
| 2 | English | company | A team; a group of people who work together... |
| 3 | Middle English | companye | A company, band, small group, or team of people;... |
| 4 | Old French | compaignie | companionship |
| 5 | Old French | compain | Alternative form of compaing; friend; companion |
| 6 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English referent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | referent | The specific entity in the world that a word or... |
| 2 | English | refer | To direct the attention of; To submit to for... |
| 3 | Middle English | referren | — |
| 4 | Old French | referer | to tell; to talk about; to speak of |
| 5 | Latin | referre | present active infinitive of referō; to refer |
| 6 | Latin | ferre | present active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |