myEtymology.com: English etymology of cooperate

Etymology of the English word cooperate

the English word cooperate

derived from the Latin word cooperatio (co-operation; joint operation)

derived from the Late Latin word cooperari (work with, together, cooperate)

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 operari (labor, toil, work)

derived from the Latin word opera (work, care; aid)

derived from the Latin word opus (need; work; fortifications)

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

derived from the Latin word cooperatus

derived from the Latin word cooperare (work with, together, cooperate)

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

Word found in Modern English