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Where does “raccommoder” come from?

raccommoder (French) comes from French accommoder, from Latin accommodāre, from Latin commodō, from Latin commodum, from Latin commodus, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

raccommoder (French): to fix, fix up

Definitions

  1. to fix, fix up

Ancestry of “raccommoder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaccommoderto accommodate
2Latinaccommodāre—
3Latincommodō—
4LatincommodumA convenient opportunity, favorable condition,...
5Latincommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “raccommoder”

  • raccommodage
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