Where does “uncasually” come from?
uncasually (English) comes from English uncasual, from English casual, from Middle French casuel, from Late Latin casualis, from Latin casus, from Latin cadere, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.
uncasually (English): Not in a causal manner
Definitions
- Not in a causal manner
Ancestry of “uncasually”, step by step
uncasually traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncasual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncasual | Not casual |
| 2 | English | casual | Happening by chance; Coming without regularity;... |
| 3 | Middle French | casuel | fatal; of or relating to chance or fate |
| 4 | Late Latin | casualis | happening by chance; fortuitous; casual |
| 5 | Latin | casus | a fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an... |
| 6 | Latin | cadere | present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to... |
| 7 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |