Where does “appeachment” come from?
appeachment (English) comes from English appeach, from Anglo-Norman apescher, from Old French empescher, from Latin impedico, from Latin pēdica, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
appeachment (English): accusation
Definitions
- accusation
Ancestry of “appeachment”, step by step
appeachment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appeach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appeach | To charge with a crime; to impeach |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | apescher | — |
| 3 | Old French | empescher | to inhibit, prevent |
| 4 | Latin | impedico | I fetter; I entangle |
| 5 | Latin | pēdica | shackle, fetter |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |