English
accuser
Accuser comes from Latin accūsātor ‘accuser, plaintiff’, and goes back to causa ‘cause, reason’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcausa‘cause, reason’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccūsō‘to indict, accuse, arraign, charge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccūsātor‘accuser, plaintiff’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400accusour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500acuser
- Englishtodayaccuser
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcausa‘cause, reason’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccūsō‘to indict, accuse, arraign, charge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccūsātor‘accuser, plaintiff’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400accusour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500acuser
- Englishtodayaccuser
Formed from accuse + -er
Latin causa ‘cause, reason’
Latin accūsāre
Old French acuser ‘to accuse’
Middle English acusen
English accuse
Linked words
through Latin causa ‘cause, reason’
because, cause, chest, chose, causal, inexcusable, causative, excusable, 24 more
through Latin accūsō ‘to indict, accuse, arraign, charge’
Today it means
noun One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin causa / accuser