Etymology of the French word casuiste
the French word
casuistederived from the Spanish word
casuistaderived from the Church Latin word
casus (fall, overthrow; chance; grammatical case; termination, ending)
Date
The earliest known usage of casuiste in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
casuistique,
casuismeDerivations in other languages
English
casuist, Romanian
cazuistCognates
Italian
casista
