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Where does “execution” come from?

execution (Old French) comes from Latin execūtiō.

execution (Old French): execution

Definitions

  1. execution

Ancestry of “execution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexecūtiō—

Words derived from “execution”

  • execution
  • executioner
  • inexecution
  • nonexecution
  • postexecution
  • executionary
  • malexecution
  • executionist
  • executionism
  • executioneress
  • exétchution
Every word from Latin execūtiō →