Accessible
late Middle English: from late Latin accessibilis, from Latin access- ‘approached’, from the verb accedere (see accede).
wiktionary
First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō(“approach”)
etymonline
accessible (adj.)
c. 1400, "affording access, capable of being approached or reached," from Old French accessible and directly from Late Latin accessibilis, verbal adjective from Latin accessus "a coming near, an approach; an entrance," from accedere "approach, go to, come near, enter upon" (see accede). Meaning "easy to reach" is from 1640s; of art or writing, "able to be readily understood," 1961 (a word not needed before writing or art often deliberately was made not so). Related: Accessibility.
