Etymology

accessibility

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Today it means: The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness. Full definition →

English accessible ← Late Latin accessibilis ← Latin accessus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Italic*kezdō
  6. Latincēdō
  7. Latinaccēdō
  8. Latinaccessus
  9. Late Latinaccessibilis
  10. Englishaccessible
  11. English todayaccessibility

From accessible + -ity, after Late Latin accessibilitas, from Latin accessibilis.

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