myEtymology.com: English etymology of coacervate

Etymology of the English word coacervate

the English word coacervate

derived from the Latin word coacervatus

derived from the Latin word coacervare (heap, pile up, gather)

derived from the Latin word acervare (heap, pile up; make into heaps)

using the Latin prefix co-

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word acervus (mass, heap, pile)

The earliest known usage of coacervate in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English