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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchassocierto associate
2Italianassociareto associate; to take someone into partnership,...
3EnglishassociateJoined with another or others and having lower...
4Middle Englishassociat—
5Latinassociatusassociated
6LatinassocioI join , unite or associate
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

Words derived from “association”

  • associationnisme
  • associationniste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →