Etymology

achatour

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Today it means: A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman achatour ← Old French achateor, achateur ← Late Latin accaptare
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromaccaptare
  2. Old French · derived fromachateor, achateur“buyer, provider”
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromachatour
  4. English todayachatour

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman achatour, Old French achateor, achateur (“buyer, provider”), derived from achater (“buy, provide”), from Late Latin accaptare, from ad (“to”) + captare (“strive for”).

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