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Where does “accompagner” come from?

accompagner (French) comes from Old French acompagner, from Old French compaing, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

accompagner (French): to accompany, to escort

Definitions

  1. to accompany, to escort

Ancestry of “accompagner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchacompagnerto associate with
2Old Frenchcompaingnominative singular of compaignon; companion
3Latincompāniō—
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “accompagner”

  • accompagnatrice
  • accompagnement
  • accompagnateur
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