Etymology of the English word accusative
the English word
accusativederived from the Old French word
acusatifderived from the Latin word
accusativus (accusative, objective case)
derived from the Latin word
accusare (accuse, blame, find fault)
derived from the Latin word
causa (cause, reason, motive; occasion, subject; plea; thing)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of accusative in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
accusativalCognates
Dutch
accusatief, French
accusatif, German
Akkusativ, Norwegian
akkusativ, Provençal
acusatiu, Spanish
acusativo, Swedish
ackusativUsage
Word found in Modern English
