Etymology of the French word accident
the Old French word
accidentderived from the Latin word
accidens (accidental happening, chance event, contingency)
derived from the Latin word
accidere (cut, cut into, down; fall upon, down, to; happens, turns out, befalls)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
ciderederived 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 accident in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
accidentologie,
accidentéDerivations in other languages
English
accidentCognates
English
accident, German
Akzidenz, Italian
accidente, Norwegian
aksidens, Spanish
accidenteUsage
Word found in Old French
