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Where does “acompagner” come from?

acompagner (Old French) comes from Old French compaing, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

acompagner (Old French): to associate with

Definitions

  1. to associate with

Ancestry of “acompagner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcompaingnominative singular of compaignon; companion
2Latincompāniō—
3Latincom-allomorph of con-
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “acompagner”

  • accompany
  • accompaniment
  • accompanist
  • accompanier
  • accompanieth
  • accompanyist
  • accompanable
  • accompaniest
  • accompaniable
  • accompagnatrice
  • accompagnateur
  • accompagnement
  • accompagner
  • accompanien
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