Where does “recusant” come from?
Recusant comes from Latin recusans, the present participle of recuso meaning "to reject or refuse," from causa meaning "cause or reason," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning "to turn."
recusant (English): Someone refusing to attend Church of England...
Definitions
- Someone refusing to attend Church of England...
Ancestry of “recusant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | recūsans | refusing, declining |
| 2 | Latin | recuso | I refuse, decline; I object to, reject; I... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |