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

accosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ad

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

via Latin costa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “accosto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →Every word from Proto-Italic ad →Every word from Latin ad →