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Etymology of the English word accustom

the English word accustom
derived from the Old French word acostumer
using the French prefix a-
derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word costume
derived from the Italian word costume
derived from the Classical Latin word consuetudo (experience; empirical knowledge; sexual; habit, custom, usage)
derived from the Latin word consuetus (accustomed. used; customary, habitual)
derived from the Latin word consuescere (accustom oneself; become, be accustomed; be intimate, have sexual intercourse with; form a habit)
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 suescere (become accustomed)

Date

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

Derivations in English

accustomed, accustoming

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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