Where does “anticausal” come from?
anticausal (English) comes from English causal, from Latin causālis, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
anticausal (English): Not dependent on past states or values
Definitions
- Not dependent on past states or values
Ancestry of “anticausal”, step by step
anticausal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English causal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | causal | of, relating to, or being a cause of something;... |
| 2 | Latin | causālis | causal |
| 3 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |