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Where does “accessible” come from?

Accessible comes from Late Latin accessibilis, derived from Latin accessus, the past participle of accedere, formed from the prefix ad- meaning "to" and cedere meaning "to go," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and h₂éd.

accessible (English): Easy of access or approach; Built or designed as...

Definitions

  1. Easy of access or approach; Built or designed as...

Ancestry of “accessible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaccessibleaccessible, attainable, obtainable, available;...
2Latinaccessibilisapproachable; accessible
3Latinaccessusapproached, reached; advanced, attacked;...
4Latinaccēdō—
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “accessible”

  • accessibility
  • accessibly
  • bioaccessibility
  • bioaccessible
  • accessibleness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →