English
achate
Achate comes from Old French acate.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acate
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500achate
- Englishearliest quotation 1627same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acate
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500achate
- Englishearliest quotation 1627same form
Earliest quotation: 1627, (please specify the page, or |century=I to X): “These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus,…”
Every English word from Old French acate
Today it means
noun An agate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French acate / achate