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Where does “accueillir” come from?

accueillir (French) comes from Old French acoillir, from Vulgar Latin accolligere, from Latin colligere, from Latin colligō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

accueillir (French): to welcome, to accommodate

Definitions

  1. to welcome, to accommodate

Ancestry of “accueillir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchacoillirto push; to attack; to assault; to welcome
2Vulgar Latinaccolligerepresent active infinitive of *accolligō
3Latincolligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latincolligō—
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “accueillir”

  • accueillable
  • accueil
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