maladherence

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos?

Proto-Italic *malos

Archaic Latin malos

Latin malus

Latin maleder.

Old French mal-

English mal-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Latin haereō

Latin adhaereō

Latin adhaerēns

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.

Latin -ia

Medieval Latin adhaerentiader.

Middle French adhérenceder.

English adherence

English maladherence

From mal- + adherence.

Noun

maladherence (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A lack of adherence.