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Where does “uncausal” come from?

uncausal (English) comes from English causal, from Latin causālis, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

uncausal (English): Not causal

Definitions

  1. Not causal

Ancestry of “uncausal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcausalof, relating to, or being a cause of something;...
2Latincausālis—
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 →