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Where does “excusably” come from?

excusably (English) comes from English excusable, from Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

excusably (English): In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree

Definitions

  1. In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree

Ancestry of “excusably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishexcusablepossible to excuse
2Old Frenchescusable—
3Latinexcusabilis—
4Latin-bilis-ble
5Proto-Italic-ðlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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