Where does “accloy” come from?

accloy (English) comes from Middle English acloyen, from Old French encloyer, from Medieval Latin inclavare, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

accloy (English): To drive a nail into a horseshoe; to lame; To...

Definitions

  1. To drive a nail into a horseshoe; to lame; To...

Ancestry of “accloy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishacloyen—
2Old Frenchencloyer—
3Medieval Latininclavare—
4Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
5Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
6Old Latinenin
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin in- →