Where does “accostable” come from?
accostable (English) comes from French accostable, from French accoster, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
accostable (English): Approachable; affable
Ancestry of “accostable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | accostable | approachable; dockable |
| 2 | French | accoster | to come ashore; to lay something next to another... |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |