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Where does “achever” come from?

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

Ancestry of “achever”, step by step

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

Words derived from “achever”

  • achieve
  • achievement
  • achieving
  • achievable
  • underachievement
  • unachievable
  • achiever
  • overachiever
  • underachiever
  • underachieve
  • achievability
  • overachievement
  • overachieve
  • nonachievement
  • superachiever
  • reachieve
  • superachieving
  • nonachiever
  • outachieve
  • hyperachievement
  • inachèvement
  • inachevé
  • achevé
  • parachever
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