Where does “achever” come from?

achever (Middle French) comes 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 (Middle French): to finish; to complete

Definitions

  1. to finish; to complete

Ancestry of “achever”, step by step

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

Words derived from “achever”

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