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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word CAD. Etymology of the word
CAD.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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CAD,
a low fellow; short for Cadet,
q.v. Cf. Sc. cadie, a boy, a low fellow; Burns,
Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer, st. 19. [†]
ADDENDA
That this is short for cadie,
has been disputed. But see the article on cadie
in the larger edition of Jamieson's Dictionary. We there find
'the cadies are a fraternity who run errands,'
&c. 'I had then no knowledge of the cawdys, a
very useful black-guard, who... go of errands; and though they are
wretches, that in rags lye upon the streets at night, yet are they
often considerably trusted,' &c. Cf. Northants. caddee,
a servant's servant, under-waggoner (Baker). The cad
of an omnibus is the conductor (not necessarily of reproach); see
Sketches by Boz (1850), ch. xvii.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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