Where does “causatif” come from?
causatif (French) comes from Latin causātīvus, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
causatif (French): causative
Definitions
- causative
Ancestry of “causatif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | causātīvus | — |
| 2 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |