affiliate (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[affiliate 词源字典]
1858, from affiliate (v.).[affiliate etymology, affiliate origin, 英语词源]
affiliate (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1846, from affiliate (v.).
affiliate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1761, from Latin affiliatus, past participle of affiliare "to adopt" (see affiliation). Outside legal use, always figurative. Related: Affiliated; affiliating.