English
coalesce
Coalesce comes from Latin coalēscō ‘to unite together’, from alēscō ‘grow up’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEālea‘die’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE*aleō‘be growing up’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalēscō‘grow up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoalēscō‘to unite together’
- Englishearliest quotation 1842coalesce
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEālea‘die’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE*aleō‘be growing up’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalēscō‘grow up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoalēscō‘to unite together’
- Englishearliest quotation 1842coalesce
Earliest quotation: 1842, anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizab, Keeping up Appearances. […]: “It was not a wise thing to enter a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
as, all, old, else, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, alien, elder, alternate, outrage, alter, ellen, ou, qualification, altitude, alumni, altar, alt, abolish, alpine, alias, alto, alum, retaliate, auld, alimony, ulterior, alibi, proletariat, alp, altruism, parallax, exalt, foetal, althea, aad, eld, 66 more
through Latin alēscō ‘grow up’
through Latin coalēscō ‘to unite together’
Today it means
verb To join into a single mass or whole.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / coalesce