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Where does “casualis” come from?

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

casualis (Late Latin): happening by chance; fortuitous; casual

Definitions

  1. happening by chance; fortuitous; casual

Ancestry of “casualis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincasusa fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an...
2Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
3LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
4Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “casualis”

  • casual
  • casually
  • casualty
  • casualness
  • casualization
  • casualisation
  • casualism
  • casualwear
  • ultracasual
  • noncasual
  • semicasual
  • casualize
  • uncasual
  • casualist
  • hypercasual
  • uncasually
  • casuel
  • casuellement
  • kežual
  • casuel
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