DictionaryRoot: ad-
Latin

ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

  • ad-
  • ac- — Used before c in Latin.
  • af- — Used before f in Latin.
  • ag- — Used before g in Latin.
  • al- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ap- — Used before p in Latin.
  • ar- — Used before r in Latin.
  • as- — Used before s in Latin.
  • at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

31 / 297
Two adult companions walk side by side along a short path, visibly keeping pace and engaging with each other rather than merely passing.
verb

accompany

uh-KUM-puh-nee/əˈkʌmpəni/

To go along with someone or something.

Etymology

The roots picture a companion as someone who shares bread with another. Accompany turns that companionship into an action: being with people or going along with them.

Full entry

Related word entries