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Where does “coacticare” come from?

coacticare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin coactō, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, 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,...

coacticare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *coacticō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *coacticō

Ancestry of “coacticare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoactō—
2Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
3Latincōgō—
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,...

Words derived from “coacticare”

  • catch
  • catching
  • cache
  • catches
  • catchment
  • catcher
  • catchy
  • ketch
  • cachet
  • catchphrase
  • catchall
  • flycatcher
  • catchword
  • bycatch
  • cacher
  • ratcatcher
  • cowcatcher
  • molecatcher
  • dogcatcher
  • geocaching
  • catchpenny
  • catcheth
  • gnatcatcher
  • catchability
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