myEtymology.com: English etymology of cohabit

Etymology of the English word cohabit

the English word cohabit

derived from the Late Latin word cohabitare (dwell, live together)

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 Classical Latin word habitare (inhabit, dwell; live)

derived from the Latin word habere (to have, hold; have, hold, consider)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghabh-

derived from the Late Latin word cohabit

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)

The earliest known usage of cohabit in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English