Etymology

accusably

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Today it means: in an accusable manner, in a manner chargeable with crime or fault Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English accusable
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The story

  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. Englishaccusable
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayaccusably

From accusable + -ly.

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