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Where does “escusement” come from?

escusement (Old French) comes from Old French escuser, from Latin excūsō, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

escusement (Old French): excuse

Definitions

  1. excuse

Ancestry of “escusement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescuserto excuse oneself; to make excuses
2Latinexcūsō—
3Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
4Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →