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Where does “causidical” come from?

causidical (English) comes from Latin causidicalis, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

causidical (English): Relating to an advocate, or to the maintenance...

Definitions

  1. Relating to an advocate, or to the maintenance...

Ancestry of “causidical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincausidicalis—
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →