Cahoots, Cohort
What does it mean to be in ‘cahoots’ with someone? To me, the word has usually carried somewhat negative connotations. For example, to be in cahoots with someone sounds like you’re engaged in something mischievous or even illegal.
The word cahoots, meaning a company or partnership, appears in Western and Southern American English in 1829.
One source suggests that cahoots is from 12th century French cahute (a cabin, a hut). However, other sources suggest that the origin is French cohort (cohort) meaning companions or confederates.
The English word cohort, from the early 15th century, meant a company of soldiers or a band of warriors.
The word cohort has its origins in Latin cohortem (enclosure), from Latin com (with) + hortus (garden). Latin cohortem also referred to an infantry company as it was, in a sense, an enclosed group or retinue.
In brief, the people with whom we are in cahoots for whatever reason is a cohort!
Reference: Online Etymological Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/
The word cahoots, meaning a company or partnership, appears in Western and Southern American English in 1829.
One source suggests that cahoots is from 12th century French cahute (a cabin, a hut). However, other sources suggest that the origin is French cohort (cohort) meaning companions or confederates.
The English word cohort, from the early 15th century, meant a company of soldiers or a band of warriors.
The word cohort has its origins in Latin cohortem (enclosure), from Latin com (with) + hortus (garden). Latin cohortem also referred to an infantry company as it was, in a sense, an enclosed group or retinue.
In brief, the people with whom we are in cahoots for whatever reason is a cohort!
Reference: Online Etymological Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/
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