Where does “excuse” come from?
excuse (Latin) comes from Latin excusus, from Latin excudo, from Latin cudo, from Proto-Italic kūdō, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.
excuse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of excūsus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of excūsus
Ancestry of “excuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | excusus | forged |
| 2 | Latin | excudo | I strike, beat, hammer out; I forge, mould; I... |
| 3 | Latin | cudo | I strike, beat, pound, knock; I stamp, coin;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kūdō | I strike, beat, pound, knock; I stamp, coin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kewh₂- | to hit, to strike; to forge |