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 |
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| 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 | — |