Where does “causative” come from?
Causative comes from French causatif, from Latin causativus, derived from Latin causa meaning "cause" or "reason," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
causative (English): acting as a cause; expressing a cause or...
Definitions
- acting as a cause; expressing a cause or...
Ancestry of “causative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | causatif | causative |
| 2 | Latin | causātīvus | — |
| 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 | — |