accolade
/ˈækəˌleɪd/A-kuh-layd
/ˈækəˌleɪd/A-kuh-layd
Meaningan embrace at the neck
Common meaning: praise (once an embrace round the neck)
- acto, towards
- colthe neckLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 368 · scan
- adenoun ending (Spanish -ado): one who
‘to, towards’ + ‘the neck’ → accolade
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin collum ‘the neck’.
Roots
- collum Latin “the neck”
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