accomplishment

/əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt/uh-KAHM-plish-muhnt

/əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/uh-KAHM-plish-muhnt

Meaningthe act of completing

Common meaning: an achievement

Other meanings: a skill

acto, towardsSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 6 · scan
complishto fill upSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 126 · scan
mentnoun ending: act or result

‘to, towards’ + ‘to fill up’ → accomplishment

Journey through time

Latinad- + complere‘to, towards + to fill up’source
Old Frenchacomplirsource
Middle Englishaccomplisensource
Englishaccomplish‘to complete’
Englishformed in English from accomplishaccomplishment‘an achievement’ · today

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: Formed in English from accomplish + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ACCOMPLISH, p.6 · scan

Roots and source words

acomplir Old French “to fill up”
complere Latin · source word “to fill up”

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