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Where does “subcohort” come from?

subcohort (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,...

subcohort (English): A subset of a cohort; A taxonomic grouping below...

Definitions

  1. A subset of a cohort; A taxonomic grouping below...

Ancestry of “subcohort”, 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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