Etymology of the English word excuse
the English word
excusederived from the French word
excusederived from the Old French word
excuserderived from the Latin word
excusabilis (excusable)
derived from the Latin word
excusare (excuse, justify, explain)
derived from the Latin word
causa (cause, reason, motive; occasion, subject; plea; thing)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of excuse in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
excused,
excusingCognates
French
excuser, Italian
scusare, Spanish
excusarUsage
Word found in Modern English
