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Where does “causate” come from?

causate (English) comes from English cause, from Middle English cause, from Old French cause, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

causate (English): The effect of a cause; To cause

Definitions

  1. The effect of a cause; To cause

Ancestry of “causate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcauseThe source of, or reason for, an event or action;...
2Middle Englishcausecause
3Old Frenchcausecause
4Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
5Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
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