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
Ancestry of “accoster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |