Where does “according” come from?
According derives from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing formations added to accord, which comes from Latin ad combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr.
according (English): present participle of accord; Agreeing; in...
Definitions
- present participle of accord; Agreeing; in...
Ancestry of “according”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | accord | Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | accord | — |
| 3 | Old French | acort | agreement; accord |
| 4 | Old French | acorder | to concede; to allow; to agree; to come to an... |
| 5 | Latin | concordare | — |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |