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Where does “infracohort” come from?

infracohort (English) comes from English cohort, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

infracohort (English): one of the ranks used in classifying animal life...

Definitions

  1. one of the ranks used in classifying animal life...

Ancestry of “infracohort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcohortA group of people supporting the same thing or...
2Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
3Latinco-allomorph of con-
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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