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Where does “adhérence” come from?

adhérence (French) comes from Latin adhaerentia, from Latin adhaerens, from Latin adhaereo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

adhérence (French): adhesion; adherence

Definitions

  1. adhesion; adherence

Ancestry of “adhérence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadhaerentiaadherence, dependence; nominative neuter plural...
2Latinadhaerenscleaving or sticking to; clinging to, adhering...
3LatinadhaereoI cleave or stick to; I cling to, adhere to; I am...
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “adhérence”

  • désadhérence
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