Where does “accoster” come from?
accoster (English) comes from English accost, from Old French accoster, from Vulgar Latin accosto, from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.
accoster (English): One who accosts somebody
Definitions
- One who accosts somebody
Ancestry of “accoster”, step by step
accoster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English accost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | accost | To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively,... |
| 2 | Old French | accoster | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | accosto | to come alongside someone |
| 4 | Latin | ad | toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ad | toward, to, on, up to, for |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éd | to, at |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |