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Where does “caddie” come from?

Caddie comes from French cadet, from Latin caput meaning "head," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kauput-.

caddie (English): A golfer's assistant and adviser; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. A golfer's assistant and adviser; Alternative...

Ancestry of “caddie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotscaddiecaddie; A youth or boy who does odd jobs
2Frenchcadetyoungest; cadet, student officer; junior...
3Frenchcapdetchief, captain
4Latincapitellumsmall head; capital or chapiter of a column
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “caddie”

  • cad
  • caddish
  • caddishness
  • forecaddie
  • caddishly
  • caddess
  • caddieless
  • caddielike
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