Etymology

accoll

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Today it means: To embrace; cling to. Full definition →

Middle English acolen ← Old French acoler ← Latin ad-
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  1. Latin · derived fromad-
  2. Old French · derived fromacoler
  3. Middle English · inherited fromacolen
  4. English todayaccoll

From Middle English acolen, from Old French acoler (whence modern French accoler), from Latin ad- + collum (“neck”).

Words from the same roots

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