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Where does “excuustruus” come from?

excuustruus (Dutch) comes from Dutch excuus, 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.

excuustruus (Dutch): token woman, female diversity hire

Definitions

  1. token woman, female diversity hire

Ancestry of “excuustruus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchexcuusAn excuse, apology, explanation to avoid or...
2Middle Frenchexcuse—
3Middle Frenchexcuserto excuse; to pardon
4Old Frenchescuserto excuse oneself; to make excuses
5Latinexcūsō—
6Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
7Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
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