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)

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-

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 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