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causa sine qua non

[ kou-sah si-ne kwah nohn; English kaw-zuh sahy-nee kwey non, kaw-zuh sin-ey kwah nohn ]

noun

, Latin.
  1. an indispensable condition; requisite.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of causa sine qua non1

Literally, “a cause without which not”

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