Etymology of the English word cause
the English word
causederived from the Old French word
causederived from the Latin word
causa (cause, reason, motive; occasion, subject; plea; thing)
Date
The earliest known usage of cause in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
because,
causist,
causedCognates
French
cause, Italian
causa, Latin
causa, Provençal
causa, Spanish
causaUsage
Word found in Modern English
