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Where does “accoster” come from?

accoster (French) comes 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.

accoster (French): to come ashore; to lay something next to another...

Definitions

  1. to come ashore; to lay something next to another...

Ancestry of “accoster”, step by step

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

Words derived from “accoster”

  • accostage
  • accostable
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