Where does “cúis” come from?
cúis (Irish) comes from Middle Irish cúis, from Old Irish caus, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
cúis (Irish): cause, reason, source; cause; case
Definitions
- cause, reason, source; cause; case
Ancestry of “cúis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | cúis | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | caus | — |
| 3 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |
Words derived from “cúis”