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.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kad- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ḱh₂d- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| dice | Dutch (nld) | |
| *ḱad- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *kadō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Fall, sink. |
| cado | Latin (lat) | (impersonal) It happens, occurs, befalls, comes to pass. I cease. I decay. I die. I fall. |
| casus | Latin (lat) | (grammar) A case, termination. Accident, chance. An event, happening, occurrence. Fall, downwards movement. Misfortune, disaster, accident. |
| casualis | Late Latin (LL) | |
| casuel | Middle French (frm) | Fatal; of or relating to chance or fate. |
| casual | English (eng) | (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 [...] |