acc.
/əˈkaʊnt/
noun/abbreviation
Origin
Old French
aconter — to count, to reckon, to relate
Overview
Meaning Now
- A formal record of financial transactions, especially in a business or bank.
- An arrangement to use services or hold data with a provider.
Language path
Latin → Old French → Middle English → English
Earliest form
aconte
Earliest period
13. yüzyıl
Journey
The term emerged from the complex bookkeeping practices of the medieval period, where Anglo-Norman administrative terms influenced the English legal and commercial vocabulary significantly following the Norman Conquest.
Evolution
- Latin
computare
“to count together”
- Old French
aconter
“to reckon, account”
- Middle English
acounten
“to settle a reckoning”
- Modern English
account
“financial record”
Connections
Word parts
ad-
prefix
to
computare
root
to count
Related across languages
French
compte
account, bill
Spanish
cuenta
bill, account
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