Etymology

unaccessory

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Today it means: Not accessory. Full definition →

English accessory ← Medieval Latin accessōrius ← Latin accessor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Proto-Italic*kezdō
  13. Latincēdō
  14. Latinaccēdō
  15. Latinaccessor
  16. Medieval Latinaccessōrius
  17. Englishaccessory
  18. English todayunaccessory

From un- + accessory.

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