Etymology

accusement

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Today it means: An accusation. Full definition →

First used 14th c.English accuse ← Middle English acusen ← Old French acuser
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The story

  1. Middle Frenchacusement
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  3. Proto-Italic*ad
  4. Proto-Italic*ad-
  5. Latinad-
  6. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  7. Old Latincaussa
  8. Latincausa
  9. Latinaccūsāre
  10. Old Frenchacuser
  11. Middle Englishacusen
  12. Englishaccuse
  13. English todayaccusement

From Middle French acusement; later uses reformed from accuse + -ment.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 14th c. An accusation.

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