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Where does “causal” come from?

causal (Catalan) comes from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

causal (Catalan): causal

Definitions

  1. causal

Ancestry of “causal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincausaliscausal
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →