Etymology

reaccuse

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Today it means: To accuse again. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  11. Old Latincaussa
  12. Latincausa
  13. Latinaccūsāre
  14. Old Frenchacuser
  15. Middle Englishacusen
  16. Englishaccuse
  17. English todayreaccuse

From re- + accuse.

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