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Cascade

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a small waterfall, or a process in which one thing triggers a series of others
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Stage 1 of 3
cadere
Latin · ancient
"to fall"
to fall, the root behind water falling in stages
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Stage 2 of 3
cascata
Italian · 1600s
"a small waterfall"
settled in Italian for a small waterfall falling in stages
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Stage 3 of 3
cascade
English · 1640s
"a small waterfall, or a process happening in stages"
adopted directly for a small waterfall, or anything falling in a similar manner
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