Etymology of the English word caducity
the English word
caducityderived from the French word
caducitéderived from the French word
caducderived from the Classical Latin word
caducus (escheatable, that heir, legatee does; ready to fall; tottering, unsteady)
derived from the Latin word
cadere (to fall; fall, sink, drop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kad- (to fall)
derived from the French word
caducityderived from the Classical Latin word
caducus (escheatable, that heir, legatee does; ready to fall; tottering, unsteady)
derived from the Latin word
cadere (to fall; fall, sink, drop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kad- (to fall)
Date
The earliest known usage of caducity in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
