Etymology of the French word cohérent
the French word
cohérentderived from the Latin word
cohaerens (touching, adjacent; holding together)
derived from the Latin word
cohaerere (be consistent, coherent; be connected; stick, cling, hold)
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
haerere (stick, adhere, cling to)
Date
The earliest known usage of cohérent in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
incohérent,
cohérerCognates
Dutch
coherent, Dutch
kool, English
coal, English
cole, English
coherent, French
chou, German
kohärent, German
Kohle, Icelandic
kál, Icelandic
kol, Norwegian
koherent, Norwegian
kol, Portuguese
couve, Provençal
caul, Spanish
col, Swedish
koherens, Swedish
kol
