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Where does “accessway” come from?

accessway (English) comes from English access, from Middle English acces, from Middle French acces, from Latin accessus, from Latin accēdō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

accessway (English): A route providing access

Definitions

  1. A route providing access

Ancestry of “accessway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccessA way or means of approaching or entering; an...
2Middle Englishacces—
3Middle Frenchaccesattack, onslaught
4Latinaccessusapproached, reached; advanced, attacked;...
5Latinaccēdō—
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →