Where does “chose” come from?

chose (French) comes from Middle French chose, from Old French chose, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

chose (French): thing

Definitions

  1. thing

Ancestry of “chose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchosething
2Old Frenchchosething
3Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
4Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

Words derived from “chose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →