Where does “accolade” come from?
Accolade comes from French accolade, from Franco-Provençal acolada, from Latin ad- and Latin ad, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád.
accolade (English): An expression of approval; praise; A special...
Definitions
- An expression of approval; praise; A special...
Ancestry of “accolade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | accolade | curly bracket; accolade; embrace |
| 2 | Occitan | acolada | an embrace |
| 3 | Italian | accollato | past participle of accollare; high-necked |
| 4 | Italian | accollo | Part of the load of a two-wheeled cart placed... |
| 5 | Italian | accollare | to charge with an assignment, burden, etc; to... |
| 6 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 7 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 8 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 9 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |