Where does “acceptive” come from?
acceptive (English) comes from English accept, from Middle English accepten, from Old French accepter, from Latin acceptō, from Latin accipiō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
acceptive (English): Fit for acceptance; Ready to accept; Receptive
Definitions
- Fit for acceptance; Ready to accept; Receptive
Ancestry of “acceptive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | accept | To receive, especially with a consent, with... |
| 2 | Middle English | accepten | to accept |
| 3 | Old French | accepter | to accept |
| 4 | Latin | acceptō | — |
| 5 | Latin | accipiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | în | — |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “acceptive”