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 — that.

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	finish
4	Latin	Ad	toward, to
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	that

Words derived from “achever”

achèvement
achevé
parachever
inachevé
parachevable
inachèvement
parachèvement

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →