Etymology

counteraccuse

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Today it means: To make a counteraccusation. Full definition →

English accuse ← Middle English acusen ← Old French acuser
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  13. Proto-Italic*ad
  14. Proto-Italic*ad-
  15. Latinad-
  16. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  17. Old Latincaussa
  18. Latincausa
  19. Latinaccūsāre
  20. Old Frenchacuser
  21. Middle Englishacusen
  22. Englishaccuse
  23. English todaycounteraccuse

From counter- + accuse.

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