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Where does “causate” come from?

causate (Latin) comes from Latin causatus, from Latin causor, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

causate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of causātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of causātus

Ancestry of “causate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincausatusdisputed
2LatincausorI plead, dispute, debate; I pretend
3Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
4Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
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