English word accessory comes from Latin cedere, Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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cedere | Latin (lat) | |
ad | Latin (lat) | (direction) toward, to, on, up to, for. |
accedo | Latin (lat) | I advance, attack.. I am added, join.. I come near to or approach in resemblance; I am like, resemble.. I enter upon, undertake.. I give assent to, accede or assent to, agree with, approve of.. I go or come toward, approach, reach. |
accessus | Latin (lat) | Approach, arrival. Entry, admittance, audience. Onset. |
accessor | Latin (lat) | |
accessorius | Malayalam (mal) | |
accessory | English (en) | (legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.. Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad [...] |