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Where does “accosto” come from?

accosto (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

accosto (Vulgar Latin): to come alongside someone

Definitions

  1. to come alongside someone

Ancestry of “accosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

Words derived from “accosto”

  • accost
  • accoster
  • accoast
  • accosteth
  • accostest
  • accostment
  • accoster
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