Where does “achete” come from?
achete (Middle English) comes from Middle English eschete, from Old French eschet, from Old French escheoir, from Latin excadēre, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
achete (Middle English): Escheat; the acquisition of property left without an inheritor
Definitions
- Escheat; the acquisition of property left without an inheritor
Ancestry of “achete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eschete | The taking of property from a feudal subject due to extinction of their line or crimes committed; escheat |
| 2 | Old French | eschet | — |
| 3 | Old French | escheoir | to fall; to happen |
| 4 | Latin | excadēre | fall out |
| 5 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |