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Where does β€œaccroach” come from?

accroach (English) comes from Old French acrochier, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

accroach (English): To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook; To...

Definitions

  1. To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook; To...

Ancestry of β€œaccroach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchacrochierto hook in
2Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
3LatinAβ€”
4EtruscanπŒ€β€”
5Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
6Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
7Egyptian𓃾—
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’