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Where does “accusative” come from?

accusative (Middle English) comes from Middle French acusatif.

Ancestry of “accusative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchacusatif—

Words derived from “accusative”

  • accusative
  • unaccusative
  • unaccusativity
  • accusatively
  • nonaccusative
  • nominoaccusative
  • unaccusatively
Every word from Middle French acusatif →