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Where does “accostage” come from?

accostage (French) comes from French accoster, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

accostage (French): docking, coming alongside

Definitions

  1. docking, coming alongside

Ancestry of “accostage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaccosterto come ashore; to lay something next to another...
2Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
3Latin-āre—
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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