Where does “causa” come from?

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

causa (Occitan): cause; thing

Definitions

  1. cause; thing

Ancestry of “causa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
2Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →
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