cad

cad · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromcapitellum
2. Occitan · derived fromcapdet“chief, captain”
3. French · derived fromcadet
4. English todaycad

Short for caddie, from Scots, from French cadet, from Occitan capdet (“chief, captain”), from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (“head”).

cad · verb²

Uncertain. Ferguson (1875) thought this to be of Celtic origin; possibly from a Cumbric equivalent to Welsh cydio (“to join, couple”).

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