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Where does “recusable” come from?

recusable (English) comes from English recuse, from Middle English recusen, from Old French recuser, from Latin recūsāre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

recusable (English): That can be challenged or objected to

Definitions

  1. That can be challenged or objected to

Ancestry of “recusable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecuseTo refuse or reject ; to declare that the judge...
2Middle Englishrecusen—
3Old Frenchrecuser—
4Latinrecūsāre—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “recusable”

  • irrecusable
  • irrecusably
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