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Etymology of the French word accepter

the French word accepter
derived from the Latin word acceptare (receive regularly, take)
derived from the Latin word accipere (take, grasp, receive)
derived from the Late Latin word capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-

Date

The earliest known usage of accepter in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in French

acceptant

Derivations in other languages

English accept, Romanian accepta

Cognates

Dutch accepteren, English accept, German akzeptieren, Italian accettare, Latin acceptare, Norwegian akseptere, Polish akceptować, Spanish aceptar, Swedish acceptera



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