Etymology of the English word accoutre
the English word
accoutrederived from the French word
accoutrerderived from the Old French word
acoustrerusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
coustrerderived from the Latin word
consuturaderived from the Classical Latin word
consuere (accustom; become accustomed; be accustomed; sew together, up, stitch)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
suere (sew together, up, stitch; to accustom; to be accustomed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*syu-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*syū-derived from the Latin word
sutura (seam, sewing together; seam, stitch, piece of sewing)
derived from the Latin word
sutusderived from the Latin word
suere (sew together, up, stitch; to accustom; to be accustomed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*syu-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*syū-Date
The earliest known usage of accoutre in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
accoutered,
accouteringUsage
Word found in Modern English
