acolyte

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκόλουθος“follower, attendant”
2. Late Latin · derived fromacolythus
3. Old French · derived fromacolyt
4. Middle English · inherited fromacolite
5. English todayacolyte

From Middle English acolite, acolit, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).

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