English Explanatory Dictionary

accusement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An accusation.

Pronunciation

/əˈkjuːzmənt/

Word forms

accusement accusements

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French acusementbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsārelbor. Old French acuserbor. Middle English acusen English accuse Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English accusement From Middle French acusement; later uses reformed from accuse + -ment.

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