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
- cause, reason; suit, lawsuit; goal, aim
Ancestry of “causa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 2 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |
Words derived from “causa”