| 【cad-, cas-, cid-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "cadere," and "casus." It carries the basic meaning of "fall." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cad-, cas-, cid-"]
accident ****[1433] An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
accidental **[4326] An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
accidentally **[3977] accidental + ly
case ****[226] A case is a crime or mystery that the police are investigating.
casual ***[3027] If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
casually ☆[5220] in a relaxed and informal way
casualty **[3755] A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
chance ****[516] If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
cheat ***[2466] When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
coincide ☆[5468] If one event coincides with another, they happen at the same time.
coincidence **[3737] A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.
decay **[3430] the process or result of decaying: such as the process or result of being slowly destroyed by natural processes
incident ****[1795] An incident is something that happens, often something that is unpleasant. These incidents were the latest in a series of disputes between the two nations
occasion ****[1720] An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening.
occasional **[3751] Occasional means happening sometimes, but not regularly or often.
occasionally ****[1862] occasional + ly
[WORD ROOT]root cad
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cad, cid, chast, cas, cide, cheat, cay, case, chute
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) cadere, casus
[MEANING]root fall
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 cadere to fall
- 【Latin】 casus [pp of cadere] a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap; a falling,
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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accident ★★★★[1433] noun from accident 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
【pl.】 accidents
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ al; suffix ⑶ cid(cad); fall ⑷ ent(ant); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【First Known Meaning】 an occurrence, incident, event; what comes by chance
【DERIVATIVEs】 accident, accidental, accidentality, accidentally, accidentalness
accidental ★★[4326] adjective from accident 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
【SYNONYM】 contingent
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ cid(cad); fall ⑶ ent(ant); suffix ⑷ al; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【First Known Meaning】 non-essential
【DERIVATIVEs】 accident, accidental, accidentality, accidentally, accidentalness
accidentally ★★[3977] adverb from accident 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 accidental + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ cid(cad); fall ⑶ ent(ant); suffix ⑷ al; suffix ⑸ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【DERIVATIVEs】 accident, accidental, accidentality, accidentally, accidentalness
case ★★★★[226] noun from case 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 ① A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
② A case is a person or their particular problem that a doctor, social worker, or other professional is dealing with.
③ If you say that someone is a sad case or a hopeless case, you mean that they are in a sad situation or a hopeless situation.
【pl.】 cases
【ROOTs】 case(cad); fall
【Etymology】 《Latin casus》 [pp of cadere] a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap; a falling,
【First Known Meaning】 ① what befalls one; state of affairs ② receptacle, box, that which encloses or contains
casual ★★★[3027] adjective from case 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
【SYNONYM】 informal, careless
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cas(cad); fall ⑵ ual(al); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin casus》 [pp of cadere] a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap; a falling,
【First Known Meaning】 subject to or produced by chance
【DERIVATIVEs】 casual, casually, casualness, casualty
casually ☆[5220] adverb from case 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 ① in a relaxed and informal way
② without commitment or permanence; occasionally or irregularly
【COMPOSITION】 casual + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cas(cad); fall ⑵ ual(al); adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin casus》 [pp of cadere] a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap; a falling,
【DERIVATIVEs】 casual, casually, casualness, casualty
casualty ★★[3755] noun from case 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
【pl.】 casualties
【SYNONYM】 victim
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cas(cad); fall ⑵ ual(al); suffix ⑶ ty(ity); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin casus》 [pp of cadere] a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap; a falling,
【First Known Meaning】 chance, accident; incidental charge
【DERIVATIVEs】 casual, casually, casualness, casualty
chance ★★★★[516] noun from chance 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
【pl.】 chances
【SYNONYM】 opportunity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ch(cad); fall ⑵ ance; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【First Known Meaning】 something that takes place, what happens, an occurrence
【DERIVATIVEs】 bechance, chanceful, chanceless, chancy
cheat ★★★[2466] verb from cheat 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
【Declension/Conjugation】 cheated, cheated, cheating, cheats
【SYNONYM】 double-cross, trick
【ROOTs】 ⑴ e(ex); out, out of ⑵ cheat(cad); fall
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【First Known Meaning】 to escheat, to seize as an escheat
【DERIVATIVEs】 cheatable, cheater, cheatingly, cheat
coincide ☆[5468] verb from coincide 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 If one event coincides with another, they happen at the same time.
【Declension/Conjugation】 coincided, coincided, coinciding, coincides
【ROOTs】 ⑴ co(com); together, with ⑵ in; in, on ⑶ cide(cad); fall
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【DERIVATIVEs】 coincide, coincidence, coincident, coincidental, coincidently
coincidence ★★[3737] noun from coincide 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.
【pl.】 coincidences
【ROOTs】 ⑴ co(com); together, with ⑵ in; in, on ⑶ cid(cad); fall ⑷ ence(ance); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【First Known Meaning】 exact correspondence in substance or nature
【DERIVATIVEs】 coincide, coincidence, coincident, coincidental, coincidently
decay ★★[3430] noun from decay 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 ① the process or result of decaying: such as the process or result of being slowly destroyed by natural processes
② the process or result of decaying: such as the slow loss of strength, health, etc.
③ the process or result of going slowly from a bad condition to a worse condition
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ cay(cad); fall
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【First Known Meaning】 deterioration, decline in value, gradual loss of soundness or perfection
【DERIVATIVEs】 decadence, decadent, decadently, decayable, decayer, decayless, decay
incident ★★★★[1795] noun from incident 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 An incident is something that happens, often something that is unpleasant. These incidents were the latest in a series of disputes between the two nations
【pl.】 incidents
【SYNONYM】 episode
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; upon ⑵ cid(cad); to fall ⑶ ent(ant); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【First Known Meaning】 something which occurs casually in connection with something else
【DERIVATIVEs】 incidental, incidentally, incident
occasion ★★★★[1720] noun from case 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening.
【pl.】 occasions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ oc(ob); against, toward ⑵ cas(cad); fall ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin casus》 [pp of cadere] a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap; a falling,
【First Known Meaning】 opportunity; grounds for action or feeling; state of affairs that makes something else possible; a happening, occurrence leading to some result
【DERIVATIVEs】 occasion, occasional, occasionally
occasional ★★[3751] adjective from case 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 Occasional means happening sometimes, but not regularly or often.
【SYNONYM】 odd
【COMPOSITION】 occasion + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ oc(ob); against, toward ⑵ cas(cad); fall ⑶ ion; noun suffix ⑷ al(ad); to, toward
【Etymology】 《Latin casus》 [pp of cadere] a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap; a falling,
【DERIVATIVEs】 occasion, occasional, occasionally
occasionally ★★★★[1862] adverb from occasion 〈 cad
【DEFINITION】 occasional + ly
【SYNONYM】 sometimes, now and then
【ROOTs】 ⑴ oc(ob); against, toward ⑵ cas(cad); fall ⑶ ion; noun suffix ⑷ al(ad); to, toward ⑸ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cadere》 to fall
【DERIVATIVEs】 occasion, occasional, occasionally
Other words containing "cad-, cas-, cid-"; accidence, accidentality, accidentalness, cad, cadaver, cadaverine, cadaverous, cadence, cadenced, cadency, cadent, cadential, cadenza, caducity, caducous, cascade, casuistry, cheatable, cheater, cheatingly, chute, coincident, coincidental, coincidently, decadence, decadent, decadently, decayable, decayer, decayless, decidua, decidual, deciduate, deciduation, demicadence, escheat, escheatable, escheatage, escheatment, escheator, incidence, incidental, incidentally, nonaccidental, nondeciduous, nonincidental, occident, parachute, postaccident, procidentia, semelincident
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
busy
burn
bull
build
broad
brev-
break
bore
book
bal-, bel-, bol-
