Where does “causing” come from?

Causing comes from the present participle of English cause, which derives from Middle English cause, Old French cause, Latin causa, Old Latin caussa, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

causing (English): present participle of cause

Definitions

present participle of cause

Ancestry of “causing”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	cause	The source of, or reason for, an event or action;...
2	Middle English	cause	cause
3	Old French	cause	cause
4	Latin	causa	cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
5	Old Latin	caussa	cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
6	Proto-Indo-European	kawd-teh₂	—

Words derived from “causing”

causingness

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →