Where does “acquittee” come from?
acquittee (English) comes from English acquit, from Middle English aquī̆ten, from Medieval Latin acquitare, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
acquittee (English): One who is acquitted
Definitions
- One who is acquitted
Ancestry of “acquittee”, step by step
acquittee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acquit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acquit | To declare or find innocent or not guilty; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | aquī̆ten | To give in return; to pay or repay a debt or fee |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | acquitare | to settle a debt |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |