Etymology of the English word casual
the English word
casualderived from the Old French word
casuelderived from the Late Latin word
casualis (influenced by, dependent on chance, fortuitous; relating to, depending on grammatical case)
derived from the Church Latin word
casus (fall, overthrow; chance; grammatical case; termination, ending)
Date
The earliest known usage of casual in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
decasualizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
