Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “achevement” come from?

achevement (Middle French) comes from Old French achevement, from Old French achever, from Latin accapāre, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

Ancestry of “achevement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchachevementact of finishing, of ending; accomplishment;...
2Old Frenchachever—
3Latinaccapāre—
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “achevement”

  • achievement
  • underachievement
  • overachievement
  • nonachievement
  • hyperachievement
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →