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Adhere

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to stick firmly to a surface, or to closely follow a rule or belief
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Stage 1 of 3
haerere
Latin · ancient
"to stick, to cling"
to stick, to cling, combined with ad- (to)
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Stage 2 of 3
adhaerere
Latin · ancient
"to stick to"
to stick to, from ad- and haerere
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Stage 3 of 3
adhere
English · 1400s
"to stick firmly to a surface, or to follow a rule closely"
settled as the English word for sticking firmly to a surface or following a rule
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