English

because

/bɪkəz/
By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

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    Origin

    From Middle English bi cause, from bi (“by”) + cause, modelled on Old French par cause.

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    Lineage

    • inheritedMiddle Englishbi cause
      • partMiddle Englishby “town”
        • inheritedOld Englishbī “being near”
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*bī
            • inheritedProto-Germanic*bi “near, by”
              • inheritedProto-Indo-European*h₁pi
              • inherited (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*h₁epi “at, near”
              • derivedProto-Indo-European*leyp- “leave, remain”
      • partMiddle Englishcause
        • borrowedOld Frenchcause “a cause, a thing”
          • borrowedLatincausa “cause, reason, account, lawsuit”
            • derivedOld Latincaussa
              • inheritedProto-Italic*kaussā

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