English word origin

Etymology of cade

From Middle English cade, kad, kod, ultimately of unknown origin.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

An animal brought up or nourished by hand.

verb

To make a pet of; to coddle, pamper, or spoil.

adj

abandoned by its mother and reared by hand

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English cade, kad, kod, ultimately of unknown origin.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inherited-form mentioncadeenm

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Juniperus oxycedrus (western prickly juniper), whose wood yields a tar.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Middle French cade, from Old Occitan cade, from Latin catanum.

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Borrowed-form mentioncadefrm
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

noun

A cask or barrel.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Middle French cade (“barrel”), from Latin cadus (“bottle, jar”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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