Where does “excuus” come from?
excuus (Dutch) comes from Middle French excuse, from Middle French excuser, from Old French escuser, from Latin excūsō, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
excuus (Dutch): An excuse, apology, explanation to avoid or...
Definitions
- An excuse, apology, explanation to avoid or...
Ancestry of “excuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | excuse | — |
| 2 | Middle French | excuser | to excuse; to pardon |
| 3 | Old French | escuser | to excuse oneself; to make excuses |
| 4 | Latin | excūsō | to excuse, allege in excuse, free from a charge |
| 5 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |