Middle English word excusen comes from Latin causa, Latin de, and later Latin excuso (I excuse, allege in excuse; literally, free from a charge.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| causa | Latin (lat) | For the sake of or on account of (Medieval Latin) thing. (figuratively) justification, explanation. Case, claim, contention. Cause, reason. Motive, pretext. Situation, condition. |
| de | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...] |
| excuso | Latin (lat) | I excuse, allege in excuse; literally, free from a charge. |
| escuser | Old French (fro) | (reflexive, s'escuser) to excuse oneself. (reflexive, s'escuser) to make excuses. |
| excusen | Middle English (enm) |