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Accessory

2 stages from Medieval Latin to English.

Today it means an item that complements a main item, or a person who assists in a crime
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Stage 1 of 2
accessorius
Medieval Latin · medieval
"additional, supplementary"
additional, supplementary, from accedere (to approach, to be added to)
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Stage 2 of 2
accessory
English · 1400s
"a supplementary item, or one who assists in a crime"
settled as the English word for a supplementary item, or one who aids a crime
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