Etymology

superaccept

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Today it means: A strongly encouraging response to a transfer. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  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 Frenchaccepterder.?
  18. Middle Englishaccepten
  19. Englishaccept
  20. English todaysuperaccept

From super- + accept.

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