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Where does the word "concrete" come from? It comes from Latin concretus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "concrete" come from? It comes from Latin concretus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Concrete’s story begins in Latin: concretus meant “grown together.” Past participle of 'concrescere', to grow together. It reached English by 1400s as concrete. The building material was named in the 1830s. Today, concrete means a building material; real and definite.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient concretus "grown together", past participle of 'concrescere', to grow together.
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s concrete "solid", the building material was named in the 1830s.