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Etymology of the English word accompany

the English word accompany
derived from the Old French word accompaignier
derived from the Old French word compaing
derived from the Old French word acompagnier
using the French prefix a-
derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word compaignon
derived from the Old French word acompaignier
derived from the Old French word compaing

Date

The earliest known usage of accompany in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

accompaniment, accompanist, comp, accompanied, accompanying

Cognates

Catalan acompanyar, French accompagner, Italian accompagnare, Lithuanian akompanuoti, Polish akompaniować, Russian aккoмпaнировать, Spanish acompañar

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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