Where does “achieving” come from?
Achieving derives from Middle English acheven, from Old French achever meaning "to finish," from Vulgar Latin accapare, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ad and kauput-.
achieving (English): present participle of achieve; Achievements,...
Definitions
- present participle of achieve; Achievements,...
Ancestry of “achieving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | achieve | To succeed in something, now especially in... |
| 2 | Middle English | acheven | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | achever | — |
| 4 | Old French | achever | — |
| 5 | Latin | accapāre | finish |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |