Where does “accurate” come from?
Accurate comes from Latin accuratus, the past participle of accuro meaning "to care for," formed from the prefix ad- "to" and a root from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- meaning "to pay attention."
accurate (English): Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact;...
Definitions
- Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact;...
Ancestry of “accurate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | accūrātus | taken care of, prepared with care, having been taken care of |
| 2 | Latin | accuro | I take care of, do something with care, attend or... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |