Where does “causal” come from?

causal (Spanish) comes from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

causal (Spanish): causal

Definitions

  1. causal

Ancestry of “causal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincausaliscausal
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

Words derived from “causal”

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