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English word casual comes from Proto-Indo-European *kad-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-, Dutch dice, Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-, and later Proto-Italic *kadō (Fall, sink.)
*kad- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ḱh₂d- (Proto-Indo-European)
dice (Dutch)
*ḱad- (Proto-Indo-European)
*kadō (Proto-Italic)
Fall, sink.
cado (Latin)
(impersonal) It happens, occurs, befalls, comes to pass. I cease. I decay. I die. I fall.
casus (Latin)
(grammar) A case, termination. Accident, chance. An event, happening, occurrence. Fall, downwards movement. Misfortune, disaster, accident.
casualis (Late Latin)
casuel (Middle French)
Fatal; of or relating to chance or fate.
casual (English)
(British, Australian, NZ) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.. (UK) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see Casual (subculture).. (dated) (British, ) A tramp.. (video games, informal) A player of casual games.. A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to [...]