Where does “causa” come from?

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

causa (Portuguese): cause, reason; suit, lawsuit; goal, aim

Definitions

  1. cause, reason; suit, lawsuit; goal, aim

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—

Words derived from “causa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →
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