Etymology

accusatorily

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Today it means: In an accusatory way. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English accusatory
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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. Latinaccūsātor
  10. Latinaccūsātōrius
  11. Middle Frenchaccusatorie
  12. Latinaccūsātōrius
  13. Middle Englishaccusatorie
  14. Englishaccusatory
  15. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  16. Proto-Germanic*līką
  17. English todayaccusatorily

From accusatory + -ly.

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