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Where does “electrocoagulation” come from?

electrocoagulation (English) comes from English coagulation, from Middle French coagulation, from Latin coagulatio, from Latin coāgulō, from Latin coāgulum, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

electrocoagulation (English): A form of electrosurgery in which a...

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Ancestry of “electrocoagulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoagulationThe precipitation of suspended particles as they...
2Middle Frenchcoagulation—
3Latincoagulatioa curdling, coagulating
4Latincoāgulō—
5Latincoāgulum—
6Latincōgō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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