Etymograph

English

acceptance

Acceptance may come from Middle French acceptance.

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600acceptanceuncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1594same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600acceptanceuncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1594same form

Earliest quotation: 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto): “The warrant I haue of your Honourable Diſpoſition, not…”

Formed from accept + -ance

Middle English accepten ‘to accept’

English accept

first attested * First attested in 1528–1530 (as stated in the etymology)

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kap-

had, case, head, heavy, cash, catch, capital, behavior, receive, escape, capable, capacity, captain, cable, heavily, chapter, except, chase, achieve, cape, capture, chef, recipe, cattle, cabin, haven, occupation, chapel, behave, capitol, recipient, hawk, reception, perception, capsule, capita, anticipation, anticipate, cater, caption, 177 more

Today it means

noun The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle French acceptance / acceptance

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