Etymology

overacceptance

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Today it means: Excessive acceptance. Full definition →

English acceptance ← Middle English accepten ← Old French accepterder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  13. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  14. Latincapiō
  15. Latinaccipiō
  16. Latinacceptāre
  17. Old Frenchaccepter
  18. Middle Frenchacceptance
  19. Old Frenchaccepterder.?
  20. Middle Englishaccepten
  21. Englishaccept
  22. Englishacceptance
  23. English todayoveracceptance

From over- + acceptance.

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