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Where does “noncoercion” come from?

noncoercion (English) comes from English coercion, from Old French cohercion, from Latin coercitiō, from Latin coërcere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

noncoercion (English): Absence of coercion

Definitions

  1. Absence of coercion

Ancestry of “noncoercion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoercionActual or threatened force for the purpose of...
2Old Frenchcohercion—
3Latincoercitiō—
4Latincoërcere—
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
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,...
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