Where does “cauză” come from?
cauză (Romanian) comes from French causer, from French cause, from Old French cause, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
cauză (Romanian): cause, reason, account
Definitions
- cause, reason, account
Ancestry of “cauză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | causer | to cause; to speak; to speak, talk, chat; to be... |
| 2 | French | cause | cause; case; inflection of causer: ##... |
| 3 | Old French | cause | cause |
| 4 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |