Causeway
/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/noun
A raised road or path, especially across wet ground or water.
Did you know?Causeway comes from Anglo-French and Old French forms meaning a paved or beaten path, originally tied to the idea of trampling or treading down the ground rather than anything “causal.”
Etymological Timeline
Old French
OF
chaucie
“a paved road; a causeway”
Anglo-French
AF
causee
“a paved or raised road”
Middle English
ME
causey
“a raised road or embankment”
Modern English
English
causeway
“a raised road, especially across wet ground or water”