French word accident comes from Latin cado, Latin caedo, Latin accidere, and later Latin accidens (Accident, circumstance (chance event).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cado | Latin (lat) | (impersonal) It happens, occurs, befalls, comes to pass. I cease. I decay. I die. I fall. |
| caedo | Latin (lat) | Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat. |
| accidere | Latin (lat) | |
| accido | Latin (lat) | I begin to cut or cut into or through; fell, cut down.. I impair, weaken, shatter.. I use up, consume, diminish. (intransitive) I happen (to), take place, occur, befall.. (transitive) I fall down, upon, at or near; descend. |
| accidens | Latin (lat) | Accident, circumstance (chance event). |
| accident | Old French (fro) | Accident (chance occurrence). Symptom (medical). |
| accident | French (fra) | Accident. |