Etymology

appeach

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Today it means: To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach. Full definition →

First used 15th–17th c.Anglo-Norman apescher ← Old French empescher ← Latin impedicō
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  1. Latin · derived fromimpedicō
  2. Old French · derived fromempescher
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromapescher
  4. English todayappeach

From Anglo-Norman apescher, rare variant of Old French empescher, from Latin impedicō.

Words from the same roots

Latinimpedicō all →

impeachment

First known use, by meaning

  • 15th–17th c. To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.