English word incident comes from Latin indu, Latin cadere, Latin cado, Latin -cido, Latin caedo
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| indu | Latin (lat) | |
| cadere | Latin (lat) | |
| cado | Latin (lat) | (impersonal) It happens, occurs, befalls, comes to pass. I cease. I decay. I die. I fall. |
| -cido | Latin (lat) | |
| caedo | Latin (lat) | Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat. |
| incidere | Latin (lat) | |
| incidens | Latin (lat) | |
| incident | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | |
| incident | English (eng) | A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others. An event or occurrence.. An event that may cause or causes an interruption or a crisis. In safety, an incident of workplace illness or injury (legal) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.. (physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.. Arising as the [...] |