Cooperate
/koʊˈɑːpəˌreɪt/noun
To work jointly with another person or group toward a shared goal.
Did you know?It comes from Latin cooperari, built from com- “with” + operari “to work,” and that operari family also gave English words tied to labor, action, and even operation.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
cooperari
“to work together, collaborate”
Latin
Latin
com- + operari
“with + to work, do, or perform”
Late Latin
Latin
cooperatio
“joint action, collaboration”
16th Century
English
cooperate
“to act together with another or others”
Modern English
English
cooperate
“to work jointly toward the same end”
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