Etymology

accuseress

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Today it means: A female accuser. Full definition →

English accuser ← Middle English acuser ← Old French accusour
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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. Old Frenchaccusour
  11. Middle Englishacuser
  12. Englishaccuser
  13. English todayaccuseress

From accuser + -ess.

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