Where does “associate” come from?

associate (Italian) comes from Italian associare, from English associate, from Middle English associat, from Latin associatus, from Latin associo, from Latin socio, from Latin socius, from Ancient Greek πάθος — to bind; bond.

associate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “associate”, step by step

associate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian associare

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

via Italian associato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianassociatopast participle of associare; past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek πάσχωEvery word from Ancient Greek πάθος