cohaereo Latin · revision 8461

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Terence|origins=la haereō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [koˈ(ɦ)ae̯.re.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [koˈɛː.re.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''cohaereō''' (present infinitive cohaerēre, perfect active cohaesī, supine cohaesum); second conjugation, no passive^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[con-]] “together” and [[haereō]] “to stick”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Terence, of words that hang together in sense.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Terence 190–159 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to stick together, adhere, as in Cicero, and in Livy to adjoin.^(OLD 2012) In Cicero it meant of structures and systems to hold together, and to be bound up with something, in Terence to be consistent, and in Seneca to be joined by ties of kinship or friendship.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to cleave to, hold together, be consistent, agree.^(Stelten 1995) It gave [[en|cohere]] in the 1590s, first “to be consistent”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it of consistency.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of sticking and holding together.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 1590s – English ''cohere'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To stick together, adhere.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To adjoin.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To hold together, [[m|en|cohere]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To be consistent.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To be bound up with; to be related.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[cohaerentia]]

+ * [[cohaerēns]]

+ * [[cohaerenter]]

+ * [[cohaerēscō]]

+ * [[cohaesus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[adhaereō]]

+ * [[haereō]]

+ * [[inhaereō]]

+ * [[en|cohere]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}