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Stage 1 of 3
referre
Latin · ancient
"to bring back"
to bring back, with irregular past participle relatus, combined with com- (together)
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Stage 2 of 3
correlatus
New Latin · medieval
"mutually related"
formed from com- (together) and relatus (brought back) for things mutually related
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Stage 3 of 3
correlate
English · 1560s
"to show a mutual relationship between things"
settled as the English word for showing a mutual relationship between things
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