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Where does “accommodation” come from?

Accommodation comes from French accommodation, derived from Latin accommodatio (noun form of accommodo, meaning to fit or adjust), formed from the prefix ad- and Latin com, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European med- meaning to measure or fit.

accommodation (English): Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters...

Definitions

  1. Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters...

Ancestry of “accommodation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaccommodationaccommodation
2Latinaccommodātiō—
3Latinaccommodō—
4Latincommodō—
5LatincommodumA convenient opportunity, favorable condition,...
6Latincommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “accommodation”

  • accommodationist
  • accommodationism
  • accommodational
  • overaccommodation
  • underaccommodation
  • disaccommodation
  • accommodation bill
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