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Where does “casuellement” come from?

casuellement (French) comes from French casuel, from Middle French casuel, from Late Latin casualis, from Latin casus, from Latin cadere, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

casuellement (French): casually

Definitions

  1. casually

Ancestry of “casuellement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcasuelcasual; fatal
2Middle Frenchcasuelfatal; of or relating to chance or fate
3Late Latincasualishappening by chance; fortuitous; casual
4Latincasusa fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an...
5Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
6LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
7Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
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