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

  1. to finish, to complete; to finish off; to finish

Ancestry of “achever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchacheverto finish; to complete
2Old Frenchachever—
3Latinaccapārefinish
4LatinAdtoward, to
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “achever”

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