myEtymology.com: English etymology of accuracy

Etymology of the English word accuracy

the English word accuracy

derived from the English word accurate

derived from the Latin word accuratus (accurate, exact, with care)

derived from the Latin word accurare (take care of, attend to)

derived from the Latin word curare (arrange, see, attend to; undertake; procure; regard w)

derived from the Latin word cura (concern, worry, anxiety; office, task, responsibility)

using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

using the English suffix -acy