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Where does “accession” come from?

Accession comes from Latin accessio, formed from the prefix ad- and the suffix -tio attached to a root descended from Proto-Indo-European ád, ultimately from h₂éd.

accession (English): A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming...

Definitions

  1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming...

Ancestry of “accession”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaccessioapproach; onset; increase, addition
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “accession”

  • A8
  • deaccession
  • accessional
  • reaccession
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