Reconstruction:Latin/refusare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Blend of refūtāre +‎ recūsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /refuˈzaːre/

Verb

*refūsāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. refuse

Descendants

• Catalan: refusar
• Occitan: refusar
• Old French: refuser
  • French: refuser (see there for further descendants)
  • Norman: r'fuser (Jersey)
  • → English: refuse
• Spanish: rehusar

References

• Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company