Where does “noncausative” come from?
noncausative (English) comes from English causative, from French causatif, from Latin causātīvus, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
noncausative (English): Not causative
Definitions
- Not causative
Ancestry of “noncausative”, step by step
noncausative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English causative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | causative | acting as a cause; expressing a cause or... |
| 2 | French | causatif | causative |
| 3 | Latin | causātīvus | — |
| 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 | — |