Etymology

accusable

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Today it means: Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable Full definition →

Latin accūsābilis ← Old Latin caussa ← Proto-Italic *kaussā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  6. Old Latincaussa
  7. Latincausa
  8. Latinaccūsō
  9. Latinaccūsābilis
  10. English todayaccusable

Borrowed from Latin accūsābilis (“accusable”), corresponding to accuse + -able; compare French accusable.

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