Etymology Explorer › Occitan

Where does “acolar” come from?

acolar (Occitan) comes from Italian accollato, from Italian accollo, from Italian accollare, from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

acolar (Occitan): to embrace

Definitions

  1. to embrace

Ancestry of “acolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaccollatopast participle of accollare; high-necked
2ItalianaccolloPart of the load of a two-wheeled cart placed...
3Italianaccollareto charge with an assignment, burden, etc; to...
4ItalianareArchaic form of aere; plural of ara
5Italianaereair; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition
6Old Frenchaireappearance; semblance
7Latinārea—
8Proto-Italicāzeā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “acolar”

  • accolade
  • accolade
  • accolade
  • acolada
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