Correlate
/ˈkɔːr.ə.leɪt/noun
To show a mutual or reciprocal relationship; a thing that is closely related to another.
Did you know?“Correlate” comes from Latin roots meaning “run together,” from a prefix that means “with” plus a verb for “to run,” so the word originally described things moving side by side, not just being statistically linked.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
correlātus
“run together; be mutually related”
Late Latin
Latin
correlāre
“to relate mutually; connect together”
16th Century
English
correlate
“to bring into mutual relation”
18th Century
English
correlation
“mutual relation or correspondence”
Modern English
English
correlate
“to have a mutual or reciprocal relationship”