myEtymology.com: English etymology of acquaint

Etymology of the English word acquaint

the English word acquaint

derived from the Old French word acointier

derived from the Latin word accognitare

derived from the Latin word accognitus

derived from the Latin word accognoscere (recognize)

derived from the Latin word cognoscere (to know; become acquainted with, aware of; recognize)

using the Latin prefix co-

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 gnoscere (to recognize; examine, study, inspect; get to know; learn, find out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gnō-

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

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

The earliest known usage of acquaint in English dates from the 13th century.

French accointer, Italian accontare, Provençal acoindar

Word found in Modern English