Where does “achever” come from?
achever (French) comes from Middle French achever, from Old French achever, from Latin accapāre, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
achever (French): to finish, to complete; to finish off; to finish
Definitions
- to finish, to complete; to finish off; to finish
Ancestry of “achever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | achever | to finish; to complete |
| 2 | Old French | achever | — |
| 3 | Latin | accapāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | — |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |
Words derived from “achever”