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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-Every word from Proto-Italic kadōEvery word from Latin cado