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Where does “casuel” come from?

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

casuel (Middle French): fatal; of or relating to chance or fate

Definitions

  1. fatal; of or relating to chance or fate

Ancestry of “casuel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincasualishappening by chance; fortuitous; casual
2Latincasusa fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an...
3Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
4LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
5Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “casuel”

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