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Where does “accoy” come from?

accoy (English) comes from Middle French acoyer, from Middle French coy, from Old French coi, from Old French quei, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.

accoy (English): To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue

Definitions

  1. To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue

Ancestry of “accoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchacoyer—
2Middle Frenchcoycalm; composed
3Old Frenchcoi—
4Old Frenchqueiquiet, still
5Latinquiētus—
6Latinquiēscō—
7Latinquiēs—
8Proto-Italickʷiētis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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