Etymograph

English

excussion

Excussion comes from Latin excussus ‘shaken off’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kuh₁t-yé-ti.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kuh₁t-yé-ti1uncertain
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquatiō2‘shake’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcutiō3as excutere, past participle‘to shake off’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcussus3‘shaken off’
  5. Englishtodayexcussion3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin quatio, which cites LIV
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin excutio
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English excussion

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kuh₁t-yé-tiWiktionary, Latin quatio, which cites LIVuncertain
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquatiōWiktionary, Latin excutio‘shake’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcutiōWiktionary, English excussionas excutere, past participle‘to shake off’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcussusWiktionary, English excussion‘shaken off’
  5. EnglishtodayexcussionWiktionary, English excussion

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kuh₁t-yé-ti

pasta, paste, pastiche, patisserie, 26 more

through Latin quatiō ‘shake’

cashier, quash, concussion, fracas, casco, zouk, casse, repercussion, 16 more

Today it means

noun The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “excussion”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin quatio, Latin excutio. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kuh₁t-yé-ti / excussion

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