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Where does “acceptivity” come from?

acceptivity (English) comes from English acceptive, from English accept, from Middle English accepten, from Old French accepter, from Latin acceptō, from Latin accipiō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

acceptivity (English): The quality of being acceptive

Definitions

  1. The quality of being acceptive

Ancestry of “acceptivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacceptiveFit for acceptance; Ready to accept; Receptive
2EnglishacceptTo receive, especially with a consent, with...
3Middle Englishacceptento accept
4Old Frenchaccepterto accept
5Latinacceptō—
6Latinaccipiō—
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →