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Where does “accusative” come from?

Accusative comes from Middle French acusatif, which derives from Middle English accusative.

accusative (English): Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects...

Definitions

  1. Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects...

Ancestry of “accusative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaccusative—
2Middle Frenchacusatif—

Words derived from “accusative”

  • unaccusative
  • unaccusativity
  • accusatively
  • nonaccusative
  • nominoaccusative
  • unaccusatively
Every word from Middle French acusatif →