English
associate
Associate comes from Middle English associat, from Latin associātus, past participle of associō ‘to join’ (ad- + sociō), from socius.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsocius‘shared, kindred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsociō‘to join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassociō‘to join, unite’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassociātus‘associated’perfect passive participle of associō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500associat
- Englishearliest quotation 1794associate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsocius‘shared, kindred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsociō‘to join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassociō‘to join, unite’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassociātus‘associated’perfect passive participle of associō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500associat
- Englishearliest quotation 1794associate
Earliest quotation: 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; Or: “These associate ideas are gradually formed into habits of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’
see, say, second, saw, executive, suit, sight, subsequent, sequence, pursue, sue, consecutive, prosecution, sequel, consequently, saga, execute, persecution, sect, intrinsic, sequential, consequent, executor, ensue, sequestration, persecute, extrinsic, segue, seg, sequester, sequitur, 33 more
through Proto-Italic *sokjos ‘companion’
through Archaic Latin sokios
through Latin socius ‘shared, common, kindred’
social, society, sociology, 10 more
through Latin sociō ‘to unite, join, ally, associate with’
Another origin of associate
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500associat‘associated, allied’
- Englishtodayassociate
From Middle English associat(e) (‘associated, allied’) (the verb *associaten is not found in Middle English writings and only attested at a later period), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Today it means
adj Joined with another or others and having lower status.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin socius / associate