Where does “association” come from?

association (French) comes from French associer, from Italian associare, from English associate, from Middle English associat, from Latin associatus, from Latin associo, from Latin socio, from Latin socius — to bind; bond.

association (French): association, society, group; partnership;...

Definitions

  1. association, society, group; partnership;...

Ancestry of “association”, step by step

association traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French associer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchassocierto associate
2Italianassociareto associate; to take someone into partnership,...
3EnglishassociateJoined with another or others and having lower...
4Middle Englishassociat
5Latinassociatusassociated
6Latinassocioto join (to), unite or associate (with)
7LatinsocioI unite, join, ally, associate; I share in;...
8Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
9Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
10Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Latin associātiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinassociātiōassociation

Words derived from “association

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek πάσχωEvery word from Ancient Greek πάθος
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