cascade的词源

英文词源

cascade (n.)

1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)).

cascade (v.)

1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded; cascading.

中文词源

cascade：小瀑布

来自词根cad, 掉落，词源同case, accident. 字母c来自形容词后缀-ic的缩略，见altercation.

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