English
excussion
Excussion comes from Latin excussus ‘shaken off’, and goes back to quatiō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquatiō‘shake’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcutiōas excutere, past participle‘to shake off’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcussus‘shaken off’
- Englishtodayexcussion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquatiō‘shake’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcutiōas excutere, past participle‘to shake off’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcussus‘shaken off’
- Englishtodayexcussion
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kuh₁t-yé-ti
pasta, paste, pastiche, patisserie, 28 more
through Latin quatiō ‘shake’
cashier, quash, concussion, fracas, casco, zouk, casse, repercussion, 17 more
Today it means
noun The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin quatiō / excussion