1820-30; < Frenchcauser to chat, Old French: to reason, expound < Latincausārī to plead a cause, plead as an excuse, derivative of causacause
Word Origin and History for coze
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to chat, 1828, of uncertain origin; perhaps from French causer "to talk," from Latin causari "to plead, dispute, discuss a question," from causa (see cause (n.)).