acompañante

/akompaˈɲante/ · B2 · adj

accompanying

🤝 a-company-ante: someone who keeps you company as you go

Spanish acompañar comes from a + compañía (company). An acompañante is the one who goes along with you: an escort, attendant, or accompanist. Link it to the English word company, from the same Latin root.

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