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Where does “accoutrer” come from?

accoutrer (French) comes from Old French acoustrer, from Vulgar Latin acconsuturare, from Latin cōnsutūra, from Vulgar Latin consutura, from Latin cōnsūtus, from Latin cōnsuō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

accoutrer (French): to accouter

Definitions

  1. to accouter

Ancestry of “accoutrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchacoustrer—
2Vulgar Latinacconsuturareto equip with clothes
3Latincōnsutūra—
4Vulgar Latinconsuturasewing, clothesmaking, the art of sewing
5Latincōnsūtus—
6Latincōnsuō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “accoutrer”

  • accouter
  • accoutrement
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