Where does “chose” come from?

Chose comes from Middle French chose, from Latin causa meaning "reason" or "case."

chose (English): simple past tense of choose; past participle of...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense of choose; past participle of...

Ancestry of “chose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchosething
2Old Frenchchosething
3Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
4Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂
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