Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “eschete” come from?

eschete (Middle English) comes from Old French eschet, from Old French escheoir, from Latin excadēre, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

Ancestry of “eschete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschet—
2Old Frenchescheoirto fall; to happen
3Latinexcadēre—
4Latincadēre—
5Latincadō—
6Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “eschete”

  • escheat
  • escheator
  • escheatable
  • escheatage
  • escheatment
  • chete
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