DictionaryRoot: haerere
Latin
haerere
stick or cling
Forms
- haerere
- haes- — The changed form used for completed action.
- her- — The spelling simplified in some later borrowings.
Origin
An old Latin verb with uncertain deeper ancestry.
Note
Clinging can express attachment to a surface, an idea, or a course of action.
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adjective
inherent
in-HAIR-unt/ɪnˈherənt/
Existing as a natural or essential part of something.
Etymology
The pieces give an image of clinging closely to something. An inherent quality belongs to a thing as part of its nature, rather than merely being loosely associated with it.