Where does “cascadic” come from?
cascadic (English) comes from English cascade, from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from Italian cascare, from Vulgar Latin casicare, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.
cascadic (English): Relating to a cascade
Definitions
- Relating to a cascade
Ancestry of “cascadic”, step by step
cascadic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cascade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cascade | A waterfall or series of small waterfalls; A... |
| 2 | French | cascade | cascade; a stunt performed for cinematic... |
| 3 | Italian | cascata | cascade, waterfall; fall; cascade |
| 4 | Italian | cascare | to fall |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | casicare | present active infinitive of *casicō |
| 6 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |