Where does “excusar” come from?

excusar (Catalan) comes from Latin excūsō, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

excusar (Catalan): to excuse

Definitions

  1. to excuse

Ancestry of “excusar”, step by step

excusar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin excūsō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcūsōto excuse, allege in excuse, free from a charge
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

via Latin excūsāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcūsāre—

Words derived from “excusar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →