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Where does “inadherent” come from?

inadherent (English) comes from English adherent, from Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerens, from Latin adhaereo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

inadherent (English): Not adhering; Free; not connected with the other...

Definitions

  1. Not adhering; Free; not connected with the other...

Ancestry of “inadherent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadherentAdhesive, sticking to something; Having the...
2Middle Englishadherent—
3Old Frenchadherent—
4Latinadhaerenscleaving or sticking to; clinging to, adhering...
5LatinadhaereoI cleave or stick to; I cling to, adhere to; I am...
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →