Etymology

unaccept

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Today it means: To rescind one's acceptance of. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  10. Proto-Italic*ad
  11. Proto-Italic*ad-
  12. Latinad-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  15. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  16. Latincapiō
  17. Latinaccipiō
  18. Latinacceptāre
  19. Old Frenchaccepterder.?
  20. Middle Englishaccepten
  21. Englishaccept
  22. English todayunaccept

From un- + accept.

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