Etymology

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Today it means: Easy of access or approach. Full definition →

First used 1640sLate Latin accessibilis ← Latin accessus ← Proto-Italic *kezdō
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  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. English todayaccessible

First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”), equivalent to access + -ible.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1640s Easy of access or approach.
  • from 1961 Easily understood or appreciated.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.