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:A '''cascade''' is a chain of consecutive events. The original meaning, a [[waterfall]] or a series of waterfalls over rocks, was first incorporated into the english language in the [[17th Century]] from [[French language|French]], where it stems from the [[Italian language|Italian]] word cascata, coming from cascare to fall. Its [[etymology|etymological]] root is ultimately the [[Latin]] word ''cadere'', to fall. |
:A '''cascade''' is a chain of consecutive events. The original meaning, a [[waterfall]] or a series of waterfalls over rocks, was first incorporated into the english language in the [[17th Century]] from [[French language|French]], where it stems from the [[Italian language|Italian]] word cascata, coming from cascare to fall. Its [[etymology|etymological]] root is ultimately the [[Latin]] word ''cadere'', to fall. |
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It's also a chain of posts on usenet. |
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Moved from article, needs to moved to wiktionary:. --Lexor|Talk 12:05, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- A cascade is a chain of consecutive events. The original meaning, a waterfall or a series of waterfalls over rocks, was first incorporated into the english language in the 17th Century from French, where it stems from the Italian word cascata, coming from cascare to fall. Its etymological root is ultimately the Latin word cadere, to fall.
It's also a chain of posts on usenet.