incident

/ˈɪnsədənt/IN-suh-duhnt

/ˈɪnsədənt/IN-suh-duhnt

Meaningsomething that falls in

Common meaning: an event, often a troublesome one

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
cidto fallLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 258 (approximate) · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

‘in, into’ + ‘to fall’ → incident

Journey through time

Latincadō, cecidī, cāsum‘to fall’
Englishincident‘an event, often a troublesome one’ · today

in- also in: incest incite induce infamy infant

cid also in: case casual accident casualty coincide

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin cadō ‘to fall’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cadō, p. 258 · dictionary scan

Roots

cadō, cecidī, cāsum Latin “to fall”

Related words

accident case casual casualty coincide decadence occasion

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