accusativity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin accūsō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Ancient Greek αἰτῐᾱτῐκή (aitĭātĭkḗ)calq.

Latin accūsātīvusder.

Anglo-Norman accusatifbor.

▲

Latin accūsātīvusder.

Middle French acusatifbor.

▲

Latin accūsātīvusbor.

Middle English accusative

English accusative

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itāsder.

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English accusativity

From accusative + -ity.

Noun

accusativity (uncountable)

1. (grammar) Quality of being accusative.

Translations

the quality of being accusative

• Portuguese: acusatividade f