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Where does “récusable” come from?

récusable (French) comes from French récuser, from Latin recuso, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

récusable (French): challengeable; impugnable

Definitions

  1. challengeable; impugnable

Ancestry of “récusable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrécuserto object, to make an objection; to impugn,...
2LatinrecusoI refuse, decline; I object to, reject; I...
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “récusable”

  • irrécusablement
  • irrécusable
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