Etymology of the English word adhesion
the English word
adhesionderived from the French word
adhésionderived from the Latin word
adhaesio (adhesion; linkage)
derived from the Latin word
adhaesus (adhesion; act, fact of adhering)
derived from the Latin word
adhaerere (adhere, stick, cling)
derived from the Latin word
haerere (stick, adhere, cling to)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of adhesion in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
adhesiveUsage
Word found in Modern English
