Lexica → Word → accident
| Letter | A |
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| Letter name | a |
| Pronounciation | /eɪ/ |
| Word: | accident |
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| Pronounciation: | |
| Century: | 16th |
| DA Name: | accident |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Invalid |
| Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | Latin accidens meaning literally "to submit to, yield to action, doing". From the abbreviation of two ancient pre-Vatican Latin words actus="doing, action, esp. on stage" and cedo= "give ground to, submit to, be inferior to. yield" |
| Source Text: | Jesuit College of English Shakespeare Folio |
Definition: | The claim that the word "accident" is derived from the Latin cado (to sink, fall, drop) is deliberately misleading and incorrect. Strictly speaking when an individual admits to being involved in an accident, regardless of pleading no fault, they are in fact "yielding/giving ground" and admitting to guilt--the true intention of the word. |
