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Where does “approachability” come from?

approachability (English) comes from English approach, from Middle English aprochen, from Old French aprochier, from Latin approprio, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

approachability (English): The characteristic of being approachable; the...

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being approachable; the...

Ancestry of “approachability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapproachTo come or go near, in place or time; to draw...
2Middle Englishaprochen—
3Old Frenchaprochierto approach
4LatinapproprioI make it my own, appropriate
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “approachability”

  • unapproachability
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