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Where does “CASEVAC” come from?

CASEVAC (English) comes from English casualty, from English casual, from Middle French casuel, from Late Latin casualis, from Latin casus, from Latin cadere, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.

CASEVAC (English): The emergency patient evacuation of injured...

Definitions

  1. The emergency patient evacuation of injured...

Ancestry of “CASEVAC”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcasualtySomething that happens by chance, especially an...
2EnglishcasualHappening by chance; Coming without regularity;...
3Middle Frenchcasuelfatal; of or relating to chance or fate
4Late Latincasualishappening by chance; fortuitous; casual
5Latincasusa fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an...
6Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
7LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
8Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →