Etymology of the English word accept
the English word
acceptderived from the French word
accepterderived from the Latin word
acceptare (receive regularly, take)
derived from the Latin word
accipere (take, grasp, receive)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-Date
The earliest known usage of accept in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
acceptance,
acceptant,
accepted,
acceptee,
accepter,
acceptingCognates
Dutch
accepteren, French
accepter, German
akzeptieren, Italian
accettare, Latin
acceptare, Norwegian
akseptere, Polish
akceptować, Spanish
aceptar, Swedish
accepteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
