Etymology of the English word account
the English word
accountderived from the Old French word
acontderived from the Old French word
aconterusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
conterderived from the Latin word
computare (reckon, compute, calculate)
derived from the Latin word
putare (think, believe, suppose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-derived from the Old French word
cunterderived from the Old French word
acontederived from the Old French word
aconterusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
conterderived from the Latin word
computare (reckon, compute, calculate)
derived from the Latin word
putare (think, believe, suppose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-derived from the Old French word
cunterDate
The earliest known usage of account in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
accounting,
accountable,
accountedUsage
Word found in Modern English
