Etymology

caduce

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Today it means: caducous. Full definition →

Middle French caduc ← Latin cadūcus
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caduce · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromcadūcus“falling; transitory”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromcaduc
  3. English todaycaduce

From Middle French caduc, from Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”).

caduce · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcādūceus
  2. English todaycaduce

From Latin cādūceus, cādūceum.

Words from the same roots

Latincadūcus all →

caducibranchiatecaducicorncaducous

Latincādūceus all →

caduceus

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