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Where does “achevement” come from?

achevement (Old 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.

achevement (Old French): act of finishing, of ending; accomplishment;...

Definitions

  1. act of finishing, of ending; accomplishment;...

Ancestry of “achevement”, step by step

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

Words derived from “achevement”

  • achievement
  • underachievement
  • overachievement
  • nonachievement
  • hyperachievement
  • achevement
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