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Where does “caussa” come from?

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

caussa (Old Latin): cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...

Definitions

  1. cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...

Ancestry of “caussa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

Words derived from “caussa”

  • cause
  • chest
  • chose
  • causing
  • accused
  • excuse
  • causal
  • accusation
  • causation
  • accuse
  • arouse
  • arousal
  • causality
  • rouse
  • accusing
  • cos
  • rousing
  • causative
  • ruse
  • accuser
  • causally
  • chested
  • roust
  • accusatory
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