Day 9 January 16, 2024 Day 9 - Merge Etymology - (1630s, "to plunge or sink in" (to something), a sense now obsolete, from Latin mergere "to dip, dip in, immerse, plunge," probably rhotacized from *mezgo, from PIE *mezgo- "to dip, to sink, to wash, to plunge" (source...

Day 8 January 15, 2024 Day 8 - Coalesce Etymology - (1540s, "grow together, unite by growing into one body," from Latin coalescere "unite, grow together, become one in growth," from assimilated form of com- "together" (see co-) + alescere "be nourished," hence,...

Day 7 January 14, 2024 Day 7 - Pooling Etymology - ("to make a common interest or fund, put things into one common fund or stock for the purpose of dividing or redistribution in certain proportions," 1871, from pool (n.2). Related: Pooled; pool.) Proverbs 11:14 14 For...

Day 6 January 13, 2024 Day 6 - Contribute Etymology - (late 14c., "to join together, unite; form a union or league," from Old French conjoindre "meet, come together" (12c.), from Latin coniungere "to join together," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see...

Day 5 January 12, 2024 Day 5 - Conjoin Etymology - (late 14c., "to join together, unite; form a union or league," from Old French conjoindre "meet, come together" (12c.), from Latin coniungere "to join together," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see...

Day 4 January 11, 2024 Day 4 - Combine Etymology - (early 15c., "to associate, unite, join two or more things together" (transitive), from Old French combiner (14c.) and directly from Late Latin combinare "to unite, yoke together," from Latin com "with, together" (see...

Day 3 January 10, 2024 Day 3 - Join Etymology - (c. 1300, "to unite (things) into a whole, combine, put or bring together; juxtapose," also "unite, be joined" (intrans.), from joign-, stem of Old French joindre "join, connect, unite; have sexual intercourse with"...

Day 2 January 19, 2024 Day 2 - Collaborate Etymology - (1845 (implied in collaborating), "to work with another or others," a back-formation from collaborator or else modeled on French collaborer or directly from Late Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare....