approach

approach · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pro-
2. Latin · derived fromprope“near”
3. Late Latin · derived fromappropiāre
4. Old French · derived fromaprochier
5. Middle English · inherited fromaprochen
6. English todayapproach

From Middle English aprochen, borrowed from Old French aprochier (modern French approcher), from Late Latin appropiāre, a verb based on Latin prope (“near”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (a variant of *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + *-kʷe (“suffix forming distributives from interrogatives”)).

approach · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromapproche“approach, arrival”
2. English todayapproach

From Middle English approche (“approach, arrival”), from approchen, aprochen (“to come or go near, approach; to adjoin, be close by; to enter (someone’s) presence; to be or become involved; to reach (a certain state); to arrive; to befall, happen to; to become similar to, resemble; to be a match for (someone)”); see etymology 1.

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