Where does “failcascade” come from?
failcascade (English) comes from English cascade, from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from Italian cascare, from Vulgar Latin casicare, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.
failcascade (English): the quick and unexpected demise of a large online...
Definitions
- the quick and unexpected demise of a large online...
Ancestry of “failcascade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cascade | A waterfall or series of small waterfalls; A... |
| 2 | French | cascade | cascade; a stunt performed for cinematic... |
| 3 | Italian | cascata | cascade, waterfall; fall; cascade |
| 4 | Italian | cascare | to fall |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | casicare | present active infinitive of *casicō |
| 6 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |