Where does “accommodate” come from?

Accommodate comes from Latin accommodatus, past participle of accommodo, formed from ad- and com, both meaning "to" or "with," combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European med- meaning "to measure or fit."

accommodate (English): To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to...

Definitions

  1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to...

Ancestry of “accommodate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaccommodātusfit, suitable, appropriate
2Latinaccommodōto fit or adapt something to something else, lay, put or hang on, attach; prepare for a use, provide
3Latincommodōto lend or hire
4LatincommodumA convenient opportunity, favorable condition,...
5Latincommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “accommodate”

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