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cadere
Latin · ancient
"to fall"
to fall, giving rise to casus (a fall, an event, an instance)
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cas
Old French · medieval
"a particular instance or situation"
carried into French for a particular instance or situation
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case
English · 1200s
"a particular instance, situation, or legal matter"
settled as the English word for a particular instance, situation, or legal matter
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