Etymology

accite

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Today it means: To summon. Full definition →

Medieval Latin accitō ← Classical Latin acciō
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The story

  1. Classical Latin · derived fromacciō“call forth”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromaccitō“summon”
  3. English todayaccite

Borrowed from Medieval Latin accitō (“summon”), from Classical Latin acciō (“call forth”), formed from ad + cieō (“summon, call”). The sense “excite, induce” is likely from or reinforced by conflation with excite.

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