Where does “parachever” come from?
parachever (French) comes from French achever, from Middle French achever, from Old French achever, from Latin accapāre, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.
parachever (French): to complete, finalize, perfect
Definitions
- to complete, finalize, perfect
Ancestry of “parachever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | achever | to finish, to complete; to finish off; to finish |
| 2 | Middle French | achever | to finish; to complete |
| 3 | Old French | achever | — |
| 4 | Latin | accapāre | finish |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |