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
failcascade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cascade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to fall, to fall out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via English fail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fail | To be unsuccessful; Not to achieve a particular... |
| 2 | Middle English | failen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fallire | — |
| 5 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |