Where does “achates” come from?
achates (English) comes from English achate, 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 — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
achates (English): plural of achate
Definitions
- plural of achate
Ancestry of “achates”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | achate | An agate |
| 2 | Middle English | achate | Purchase; bargaining; Purchases; provisions... |
| 3 | Old French | achat | buy, purchase |
| 4 | Old French | achater | to buy; to purchase |
| 5 | Late Latin | accaptare | present active infinitive of *accaptō;... |
| 6 | Latin | captāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |