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Where does “causeth” come from?

Causeth comes from Middle English cause, from Old French cause, from Latin causa meaning "reason" or "occasion," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots denoting action or result.

causeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “causeth”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →