Where does “achate” come from?
achate (English) comes from Middle English achate, from Old French achat, from Old French achater, from Late Latin accaptare, from Latin captāre, from Latin capere, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
achate (English): An agate
Definitions
- An agate
Ancestry of “achate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | achate | Purchase; bargaining; Purchases; provisions... |
| 2 | Old French | achat | buy, purchase |
| 3 | Old French | achater | to buy; to purchase |
| 4 | Late Latin | accaptare | present active infinitive of *accaptō;... |
| 5 | Latin | captāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |