English
nonaccusative
Nonaccusative comes from Latin accūsō ‘to blame, reproach, make a complaint against,…’, and goes back to causa ‘cause, reason’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcausa‘cause, reason’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccūsō‘to blame, reproach, make a complaint against, find fault with’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccūsātīvus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500accusative
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaynonaccusative
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcausa‘cause, reason’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccūsō‘to blame, reproach, make a complaint against, find fault with’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccūsātīvus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500accusative
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaynonaccusative
A compound of non- + accusative
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
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Proto-Germanic *nainaz ‘none, nought, zero’
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān ‘no, not any’
Middle English non ‘no, not any’
English non-
Latin causa ‘cause, reason’
Latin accūsō ‘to indict, accuse, arraign, charge’
Latin accūsātīvus
Middle English accusative
English accusative
Linked words
through Latin causa ‘cause, reason’
because, cause, chose, chest, accuse, causal, inexcusable, excusable, causative, 21 more
through Latin accūsō ‘to blame, reproach, make a complaint against,…’
through Latin accūsātīvus
Today it means
adj Not accusative.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin causa / nonaccusative