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English word origin

Etymology of coact

From the participle stem of Latin cōgō.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Forced, constrained, done under compulsion.

verb

To compel, constrain, force.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the participle stem of Latin cōgō.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To work together.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin āctus Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act English coact From co- + act.

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