Etymology of the English word cohort
the English word
cohortderived from the Old French word
cohortederived from the Classical Latin word
cohors (cohort, tenth part of legion; armed force; court; enclosure, yard)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-Date
The earliest known usage of cohort in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
cohorte, French
cohorte, German
Kohorte, Swedish
kohortUsage
Word found in Modern English
