Where does “Cascadian” come from?

Cascadian (English) comes from English Cascadia, from English cascade, from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from Italian cascare, from Vulgar Latin casicare, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō — to fall.

Cascadian (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the...

Ancestry of “Cascadian”, step by step

Cascadian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cascadia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCascadia
2EnglishcascadeA waterfall or series of small waterfalls; A...
3Frenchcascadecascade; a stunt performed for cinematic...
4Italiancascatacascade, waterfall; fall; cascade
5Italiancascareto fall
6Vulgar Latincasicarepresent active infinitive of *casicō
7Latincadēre
8Latincadōto fall, to fall out
9Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-Every word from Proto-Italic kadōEvery word from Latin cadō