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...
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- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the...
Ancestry of “Cascadian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Cascadia | — |
| 2 | English | cascade | A waterfall or series of small waterfalls; A... |
| 3 | French | cascade | cascade; a stunt performed for cinematic... |
| 4 | Italian | cascata | cascade, waterfall; fall; cascade |
| 5 | Italian | cascare | to fall |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | casicare | present active infinitive of *casicō |
| 7 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |