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Where does “aconte” come from?

aconte (Old French) comes from Old French aconter, from Old French conter, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “aconte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaconterto tell; to inform of; to do the accounts
2Old Frenchconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
3Latincomputō—
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “aconte”

  • account
  • accounting
  • accountability
  • accountable
  • unaccountable
  • unaccountably
  • accountancy
  • unaccountability
  • accountableness
  • nonaccountable
  • accountably
  • subaccount
  • accounteth
  • nonaccounting
  • unaccountableness
  • nonaccountability
  • accountholder
  • accountest
  • accounter
  • accountless
  • accountment
  • multiaccount
  • account
  • аккаунт
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