Where does “kaskáda” come from?
kaskáda (Czech) comes from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from Italian cascare, from Vulgar Latin casicare, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
kaskáda (Czech): cascade
Definitions
- cascade
Ancestry of “kaskáda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cascade | cascade; a stunt performed for cinematic... |
| 2 | Italian | cascata | cascade, waterfall; fall; cascade |
| 3 | Italian | cascare | to fall |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | casicare | present active infinitive of *casicō |
| 5 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |