“Coherent” means clear, logical, and easy to understand, with all the parts fitting together well. It can also describe things that stick together or are closely connected.
It comes from Latin “cohaerentem,” the present participle of “cohaerere,” meaning “to stick together,” from “co-” (together) and “haerere” (to cling). The idea of physical sticking became mental or logical sticking.
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