Etymograph

English

appeach

Appeach comes from Latin impedicō ‘to fetter’, and goes back to pedis ‘foot’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis1‘foot’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedica2‘shackle, fetter’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpedicō3‘to fetter’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400empescher3
  5. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400apescher3
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1485appeach3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin pedica
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin impedico
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English appeach
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, vij: “Thenne was Kynge Marke wonderly wrothe / and wold…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedisWiktionary, Latin pedica‘foot’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedicaWiktionary, Latin impedico‘shackle, fetter’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpedicōWiktionary, English appeach‘to fetter’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400empescherWiktionary, English appeach
  5. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400apescherWiktionary, English appeach
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1485appeachWiktionary, English appeach. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, vij: “Thenne was Kynge Marke wonderly wrothe / and wold…”

Linked words

through Latin pedis ‘foot’

expedition, expedite, pedantry, pedant, 13 more

through Latin pedica ‘shackle, fetter’

dispatch, 3 more

through Latin impedicō ‘to fetter’

impeach, 3 more

Today it means

verb To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “appeach”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin pedica, Latin impedico. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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