Where does “cater-cornered” come from?
cater-cornered (English) comes from English cater, from Middle English catour, from Middle English acatour, from Old French acheter, from Vulgar Latin accaptare, from Latin acceptō, from Latin accipiō, from Latin ad- — in.
cater-cornered (English): Alternative form of cater-corner
Definitions
- Alternative form of cater-corner
Ancestry of “cater-cornered”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cater | To provide, "particularly:"; Synonym of acater:... |
| 2 | Middle English | catour | acater, provisioner |
| 3 | Middle English | acatour | acater |
| 4 | Old French | acheter | to purchase; buy |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | accaptare | — |
| 6 | Latin | acceptō | — |
| 7 | Latin | accipiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 10 | Latin | în | — |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “cater-cornered”