coerced

verb

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

Roots

cumco- · Latin · together arceo-erc · Latin · enclose, restrain

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Where does coerced come from?

The word coerced breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: co-, from Latin cum (“together”); and -erc, from Latin arceo (“enclose, restrain”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.